Jaitley was every non-BJP person's favourite BJP-ite: Jairam Ramesh

August 24, 2019 18:45

In a fitting tribute to Arun Jaitley's camaraderie with opposition leaders, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the former finance minister was 'every non-BJP person's favourite BJP-ite'.

'Arun Jaitley was every non-BJP person's favourite BJP-ite. Son-in-law of stalwart J&K Congressman, he was amongst the sharpest legal and political brains with a great sense of humour and repartee,' Ramesh said in his tribute to Jaitley.

'I once referred to him as Bedi+Pras(anna)+Chandra+Venkat for his extraordinary spinning abilities and he enjoyed it hugely. The GST Council may be amongst his most enduring contributions,' he said.

Bishan Singh Bedi, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Erapalli Prasanna and S Venkataraghavan comprised the famous spin quartet in the Indian cricket team in the 1960s and 70s. -- PTI

IMAGE: Actress turned BJP Lok Sabha MP Locket Chatterjee pays tribute to former finance minister Arun Jaitley at the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda, in Kolkata, on Saturday Photograph: PTI Photo

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