Made profound contribution to India's diplomacy: Congress leaders condole Natwar Singh's demise
The Hindu
Former Union Minister K. Natwar Singh, a Padma Bhushan recipient, passed away at 93 after a prolonged illness.
Congress leaders on Sunday (August 11, 2024) condoled former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh's demise with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge hailing his profound contribution to India's diplomacy and external affairs.
Singh passed away on Saturday (August 10, 2024) night after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 93.
He was hospitalised for nearly two weeks at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram near Delhi.
"Our deepest condolences on the passing away of Former Union Minister, Shri K. Natwar Singh ji. An acclaimed intellectual and a Padma Bhushan recipient, he made a profound contribution to India's diplomacy and external affairs," Mr. Kharge said in a post on X.
"Our thoughts are with his family, friends and followers," he said.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "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 encyclopedia 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," Mr. Ramesh said.
"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'," he said on X.
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