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Arun Jaitley’s demise a debilitating blow to India’s body politic; the intellectual giant leaves behind a void difficult to fill

Jaitley was a Colossus among men, a towering intellectual, one of the first satyagrahis against Emergency, a scholar, legal luminary, philanthropist, a cricket enthusiast who took keen interest in the game’s administration

Arun Jaitley brought measures like GST into effect with ease, ushered civility into public discourse

Arun Jaitley was among the most prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. He passed away at the age of 66 on 24 August at AIIMS, a fortnight after he was admitted following complaints of breathlessness and restlessness

Arun Jaitley passes away: Helming finance and defence portfolios, BJP stalwart acted as chief troubleshooter in Modi govt

Jaitley’s demise leaves the country numb, days after the nation lost ex-foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit.