Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passed away at the age of 81 Years. She was said to be ill for a long time.
Former Delhi Chief Minister & Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, passes away in Delhi at the age of 81 years. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/8rqv8qfnAQ
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2019
Sheila Dikshit the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi is no more, serving for a period of 15 years from 1998 to 2013. She was born on March 31st 1938.
Dikshit underwent angioplasty in November 2012. She was regularly treated at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. In 2018, she had heart surgery in University Hospital in Lille, France. She was admitted to Fortis on 19th July 2019 for cardiac arrhythmia and was put on a ventilator. She died on 20th July 2019 in Fortis hospital.
Deeply saddened by the demise of Sheila Dikshit Ji. Blessed with a warm and affable personality, she made a noteworthy contribution to Delhi’s development. Condolences to her family and supporters. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/jERrvJlQ4X
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 20, 2019
Just now got to know about the extremely terrible news about the passing away of Mrs Sheila Dikshit ji. It is a huge loss for Delhi and her contribution will always be remembered. My heartfelt condolences to her family members. May her soul rest in peace
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 20, 2019
दिल्ली की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और काँग्रेस की वरिष्ठ नेता श्रीमती शिला दीक्षित जी के देहांत की खबर सुनकर व्यथित हूं। दिल्ली के विकास में उनका योगदान हमेशा याद रखा जाएगा। उनके परिजनों के प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएं हैं। भगवान शीला जी की दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति दे। ॐ शांतिः।
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 20, 2019