Condolences pour in for Jethmalani…

(Reporters Today, New Delhi): Condolences poured from all quarters Sunday on the demise of eminent advocate and Politician Ram Jethmalani. Not just the President Ram Nath Kobind and Prime minister Narendra Modi, but Vice President Venkaih Naidu, BJP President Amit Shah, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paying rich tribute to the holy soul and have expressed their deep condolences.

President Kobind tweeted “The nation has lost the rich personality of an eminent jurist, scholar advocate and intellectual.” While the Prime Minister Modi said “India has lost an exceptional lawyer and iconic public figure who made rich contributions both in the Court and Parliament.”

In a series of tweet, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said: “Deeply saddened to learn about the demise of Shri Ram Jethmalani, former Union Minister, a legal luminary & one of the brilliant minds of Bharat. In his passing away the nation has lost a distinguished jurist, a great intellectual & a patriot, who was active till his last breath.” Calling him a ‘dear friend’, Naidu recounted his long association with him.

Ram Jethmalani passed away on Sunday at his residence at the age of 96.