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Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away at the age of 67 due to cardiac arrest at AIIMS Delhi. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal remembered her. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said, “Passing away of Sushma ji is a personal loss for me, BJP, & the country. Since the inception of the party, she played a key role in its expansion. When I was the President of BJP, she gave me guidance as an elder sister.” Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal remembered her and said, “Passing away of Sushma ji is an irreparable loss. People of the country will remember her contribution for a long time. Whenever any Indian got into trouble, didi took care of it herself, even when it came to the return of a single nurse from abroad.”