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Mr Jaitley was admitted to All India Institute Medical Sciences in New Delhi on August9.Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister and one of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's closest associates, died in hospital on Saturday, nearly two weeks after he was admitted following
breathing difficulties, officials said.Mr Jaitley, 66, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stepped down as finance minister
in January due to ill health, just months before elections."With the demise of Arun Jaitley Ji, I have lost a valued friend, whom I have had
the honour of knowing for decades," PM Modi said on Twitter
"His insight on issues and nuanced understanding of matters had very few parallels."Mr Jaitley was admitted to All India Institute Medical
He also had to skip the presentation of the interim budget in February when he was in hospital in the United States for cancer treatment.The
lawyer-turned-politician also had triple heart bypass surgery when he was 52.The BJP lost another veteran party leader and former minister
of external affairs when Sushma Swaraj died after a cardiac arrest earlier this month.During his tenure as finance minister, Jaitley led the
enactment of a bankruptcy code and a national goods and services tax law that had languished for almost 20 years.The implementation of the
GST resulted in job losses for thousands of workers in small businesses, adding to his mixed record on economic management.The Indian
January-March as a result of sluggish domestic and global demand and little growth in private investment.Get Breaking news, live coverage,
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