Former finance minister Arun Jaitley passes away at AIIMS

Former Union minister Arun Jaitley died at AIIMS on Saturday, the hospital announced. Jaitley, 66, was undergoing treatment at the hospital for several weeks. "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Arun Jaitley," the AIIMS said in a brief statement. He held the finance and defence portfolios in PM Modi's first tenure.

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