Condoling the demise of Sushma Swaraj, senior advisor to US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump said the former external affairs minister was a champion of women in India and across the globe.
Susham Swaraj at 67 passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Ivanka Trump said in a tweet, “With the passing of former Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, India has lost a warm and dedicated leader and public servant.”
“Sushma Swaraj was a champion for women in India and across the globe, and it was an honour to know her,” she said.
vanka Trump had met Swaraj on a host of issues, including those related to women.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, “Saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and former India External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.”
He said in a tweet, “She was a strong partner who shared our view that a more democratic world is a more peaceful one. Our thoughts are with her family and the people of India.”
In a statement, the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) conveyed their condolences and said “we have worked with Sushmaji since she was the leader of the BJP in Rajya Sabha. In her passing away.
GOPIO said, we will miss a statesman as well as a sincere and able political leader.”
Ivanka Trump mourns death of Sushma Swaraj, says She was ‘champion for women’ in India
