A Tribute to Arun Jaitley – The Man Behind the Veteran Politician

Arun Jaitley was a lawyer and a political powerhouse who held some of India’s most powerful ministries.

Former Union Minister Arun Jaitley breathed his last at 12.07 pm on 24 August 2019 at Delhi’s AIIMS hospital.

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“Arun Jaitley Ji was a political giant, towering intellectual and legal luminary. Full of life, blessed with wit, a great sense of humour and charisma, Arun Jaitley Ji was admired by people across all sections of society.”

PM Modi

That was PM Modi, bidding adieu to one of his closest friends and allies.

Former Union Minister Arun Jaitley breathed his last at 12.07 pm on 24 August 2019 at Delhi’s AIIMS hospital.

Arun Jaitley was a lawyer, a leader and a political powerhouse who held some of India’s most powerful ministries.

But today, we dive deeper, past the public face that everyone knew and look at not the leader Arun Jaitley, but the man he was.