On Saturday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he is "deeply grieved" at the passing away of former finance minister Arun Jaitley. Former Finance Minister Jaitley breathed his last on Saturday afternoon. He was 66. Taking to social networking site Twitter, Jaishankar in his condolence tweet said that Jaitley was a towering political figure who influenced an entire generation.

Deeply grieved at the passing away of Shri Arun Jaitley ji. A towering political figure who influenced an entire generation.

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