I read a news article on one Mr. Hamid Ansari, a resident of Mumbai jailed in Pakistan for 6 years was released because of Mrs. Sushma Swaraj’s intervention, and now he says that his mind was not ready to accept that she was dead. Even while he watched the last rites being performed on the remains of Sushma Ji with tears in eyes and he couldn’t sleep the whole night after hearing the sad news.
Another item was that over 600 hearing and speech impaired children and youngsters offered special prayers in the memory of Sushmaji in Indore. There are many such incidents I was reading about her, since her demise last Tuesday/Wednesday, which prompted me to pay my tributes to that great lady.
The deceased leader had been a forceful parliamentarian and debater of the first rank. Sushma Ji 67, External Affairs Minister In Modi’s first term, was an extremely popular figure in public life even after she had ceased to hold the office, and this was due to her capabilities and gentleness. In a sense, she was more suited to Late Vajpayee Ji’s brand in RSS-BJP, now a rapidly shrinking entity. She was known to be a stubborn and judgemental lady but at the same time was a talented and gifted speaker. I cannot forget her speech in 2017, exposing Pakistan at the UN General Assembly in a rousing call for action against state-sponsored terrorism. Another speech I clearly remember was defending no-confidence motion against the then PM Vajpayee, wherein she was equating her analogies to the Ramayan, and Mahabharata, as she explained why the saffron party had to step down. I don’t hesitate to say that the party took full advantage and rightly so of her ability to speak loudly and clearly with force and conviction. In my opinion, she should have but didn’t become President of the party, which could have been unique but let us understand, that she doesn’t belong to RSS. The invisible glass ceiling just couldn’t be broken.
In various Ministries that she handled-Information &Broadcasting, Health, and Parliamentary Affairs under Vajpayee Ji, External Affairs under Modi Ji. But in the last stint, it appeared that just she did what was required, didn’t exceed her brief, and didn’t do more, but whereas she was much more capable than she was asked to do. Foreign policy is not just about deft handling of issues behind the curtains, it requires clear articulations, but as I understand, she must have done it rarely, because of some extraneous reasons(not going into the details as is not appropriate here). Even I happened to read that Jaswant Singh also faced the same problem with PMO of Vajpayee under Brajesh Mishra. But Sushma Ji nursed no grudges and showed no resentment. A great quality as such.
BJP should be grateful that it had Sushma Swaraj among its Leaders. I remember, there were rare moments when she could overdo the melodramatic gesture when she threatened to shave off her head if Sonia Gandhi became PM in 2004, but that was not her usual self, I feel.
Hours before the fatal heart attack she had expressed happiness at the removal of special status to J&K and tweeted so, I believe, BJP lost a true gem. May her soul rest in peace.
Another item was that over 600 hearing and speech impaired children and youngsters offered special prayers in the memory of Sushmaji in Indore. There are many such incidents I was reading about her, since her demise last Tuesday/Wednesday, which prompted me to pay my tributes to that great lady.
The deceased leader had been a forceful parliamentarian and debater of the first rank. Sushma Ji 67, External Affairs Minister In Modi’s first term, was an extremely popular figure in public life even after she had ceased to hold the office, and this was due to her capabilities and gentleness. In a sense, she was more suited to Late Vajpayee Ji’s brand in RSS-BJP, now a rapidly shrinking entity. She was known to be a stubborn and judgemental lady but at the same time was a talented and gifted speaker. I cannot forget her speech in 2017, exposing Pakistan at the UN General Assembly in a rousing call for action against state-sponsored terrorism. Another speech I clearly remember was defending no-confidence motion against the then PM Vajpayee, wherein she was equating her analogies to the Ramayan, and Mahabharata, as she explained why the saffron party had to step down. I don’t hesitate to say that the party took full advantage and rightly so of her ability to speak loudly and clearly with force and conviction. In my opinion, she should have but didn’t become President of the party, which could have been unique but let us understand, that she doesn’t belong to RSS. The invisible glass ceiling just couldn’t be broken.
In various Ministries that she handled-Information &Broadcasting, Health, and Parliamentary Affairs under Vajpayee Ji, External Affairs under Modi Ji. But in the last stint, it appeared that just she did what was required, didn’t exceed her brief, and didn’t do more, but whereas she was much more capable than she was asked to do. Foreign policy is not just about deft handling of issues behind the curtains, it requires clear articulations, but as I understand, she must have done it rarely, because of some extraneous reasons(not going into the details as is not appropriate here). Even I happened to read that Jaswant Singh also faced the same problem with PMO of Vajpayee under Brajesh Mishra. But Sushma Ji nursed no grudges and showed no resentment. A great quality as such.
BJP should be grateful that it had Sushma Swaraj among its Leaders. I remember, there were rare moments when she could overdo the melodramatic gesture when she threatened to shave off her head if Sonia Gandhi became PM in 2004, but that was not her usual self, I feel.
Hours before the fatal heart attack she had expressed happiness at the removal of special status to J&K and tweeted so, I believe, BJP lost a true gem. May her soul rest in peace.
