Arun Jaitley passes away at 66
Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister and a stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has died. He was 66.
Arun Jaitley was born 28 December 1952, he was unwell for a large part of the last two years. In 2018, Arun Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant surgery, following which he was put under isolation. Four years earlier, in 2014, He underwent a bariatric surgery to address the excess weight he had gained due to diabetes.
During the Narendra Modi government's first term in office, He was seen as the prime minister's 'go-to' man. Jaitley was the one to take on the responsibilities of temporarily handling ministries other than his primary portfolio of finance.
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