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Sulochana Subrahmanyam, the mother of Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, passed away on Saturday, prompting the nation to stand beside the minister and convey deepest condolences in this time of bereavement.
Updated : Sep 19, 2020, 09:19 PM IST
Sulochana Subrahmanyam, the mother of Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, passed away on Saturday, prompting the nation to stand beside the minister and convey deepest condolences in this time of bereavement.
Union minister S Jaishanker took to Twitter to inform the nation regarding the demise of his mother. He also posted a picture of his mother along with the tweet.
"Deeply grieved to inform of the passing away today of my mother Sulochana Subrahmanyam. We ask her friends and well-wishers to keep her in their thoughts. Our family is especially grateful to all those who supported her during her illness," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar posted from his official Twitter handle.
Jaishankar also shared a picture of his mother who was in her late 80s.
Deeply grieved to inform of the passing away today of my mother Sulochana Subrahmanyam. We ask her friends and well-wishers to keep her in their thoughts. Our family is especially grateful to all those who supported her during her illness. pic.twitter.com/6hEzbFJB1q
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) September 19, 2020
Several politicians and other dignitaries, cutting across political lines, took to convey their deepest condolences to Dr S Jaishankar on his mother's demise.
No amount of words can express the pain that you and family are going through @DrSJaishankar JI. My deepest condolences. And pray for peace and eternal rest for the departed soul
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 19, 2020
Condolences and prayers. Om Shanti
— Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) September 19, 2020
May god bless her soul. My deepest condolences to the family. https://t.co/yaXOWq6XzA
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 19, 2020
Deepest Condolences https://t.co/Oksv5e2v3v
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) September 19, 2020
Sulochana Subrahmanyam is survived by her sons -- Jaishankar, S Vijay Kumar and Sanjay Subrahmanyam. Her husband K Subrahmanyam, who was a noted strategic affairs expert and was known as the father of India's nuclear doctrine, had passed away back in 2011.