
Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli express grief over Sushma Swaraj's demise
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli have condoled the sudden demise of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who passed away on Tuesday night.
Deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of Sushma Swaraj Ji.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 7, 2019
May her soul rest in peace.
She was an icon of women empowerment and the one who cared for citizens from all corners of the world.
Tendulkar took to Twitter to say, "Deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of Sushma Swaraj Ji. May her soul rest in peace. She was an icon of women empowerment and the one who cared for citizens from all corners of the world."
Deeply saddened by the news of Sushma Ji's demise, may her soul rest in peace. ðŸ™ðŸ¼
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 7, 2019
In a tweet, Kohli said, "Deeply saddened by the news of Sushma Ji's demise, may her soul rest in peace."
My deepest condolences & prayers to the Iron Lady of India. #RIPSushmaSwaraj Ji 🙠pic.twitter.com/5xADItxDML
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 7, 2019
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan also tweeted, "My deepest condolences & prayers to the Iron Lady of India. #RIPSushmaSwaraj Ji"
Swaraj, 67, suffered a massive heart attack at AIIMS in New Delhi. She was a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.