Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Jaswant Singh died early on Sunday morning at Delhi’s Army Hospital (Research & Referral). He was 82.
The hospital in a statement said that Singh had suffered a cardiac arrest while he was being treated for sepsis with multi organ dysfunction syndrome, ANI reported. He could not be resuscitated, they said.
Singh held the finance, external affairs and defence portfolios during his career. He was an Indian Army officer before he joined politics.
Major Jaswant Singh (Retd), former Cabinet Minister, passed away at 6:55 am today. He was admitted on 25 June & was being treated for Sepsis with Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome. He had a cardiac arrest this morning. His COVID status is negative: Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi pic.twitter.com/GEi404GbQj
— ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2020
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