Congress leader Jairam Ramesh condoles demise of former EAM Natwar Singh

New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Congress MP and general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday condoled the demise of former EAM Natwar Singh and called him “a walking encyclopaedia of the worlds of Nehru and Indira Gandhi”.

Taking to social media platform, Jairam Ramesh wrote, “A hugely engaging political personality. A distinguished foreign service officer. A cultured man of letters and noted author with a few classics to his credit. A walking encyclopaedia of the worlds of Nehru and Indira Gandhi. A delightful conversationalist, storyteller and ready wit. A man whose correspondence with varied men and women are the stuff of history. A wonderful and generous friend with his hospitality and his ever-sharp memory and his deep archive. Natwar Singh was all this and much more. He has just passed away after leading a full and richly variegated life. He was truly someone who has left behind his ‘footprints on the sands of time’.”

Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot said, “I pay tribute over the demise of former Foreign Minister Shri Natwar Singh. I pray to God to give peace to the departed soul and courage to the family members.”

Former External Affairs Minister and Congress leader K Natwar Singh passed away on Saturday night at the age of 93. He passed away at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram (Haryana) last night, following a prolonged illness. His last rites will be performed at Lodhi Road Crematorium tomorrow, August 12.

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala confirmed Singh’s demise, saying, “The news of the demise of former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh ji is sad.”

“May God give strength to his family to bear this loss and grant peace to the departed soul,” Surjewala said in a post on X.

Singh had a distinguished career in diplomacy and politics, serving as the External Affairs Minister from 2004 to 2005 in the Cabinet of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of the UPA government.Singh was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1984. (ANI