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President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top party leaders, including UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, were among the hundreds of people who paid their last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence on Wednesday. The BJP leader, known as a powerful orator and the minister with the people's touch, passed away here on Tuesday night after a massive cardiac arrest. She was 67. (PTI Photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) -
President Ram Nath Kovind expresses his condolences to family members of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi pays her last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar consoles Bansuri daughter of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj after paying his last respects, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) -
The last rites of Swaraj, who was the chief minister of Delhi from October-December 1998, will be held at Delhi's Lodhi Road crematorium. Traffic on Lodhi Road, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg, near Neela Gumbad, Moolchand Flyover, Defence Colony Flyover, Lodhi Road Flyover and on adjoining roads will be affected from 2 pm to 5:30 pm, a senior police officer said. (PTI Photo)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays his last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays his last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) Former prime minister Manmohan Singh pays his last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pays his last respects to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at her residence, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)