NEW DELHI: Former External Affairs Minister and Congress leader K Natwar Singh passed away on Saturday night at the age of 93.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala confirmed Singh’s demise, saying, “The news of the demise of former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh ji is sad.”
पूर्व विदेश मंत्री नटवर सिंह जी के निधन का समाचार दुखद है ।
ईश्वर उनके परिजनों को यह क्षति सहने की शक्ति दे और दिवंगत आत्मा को सदगति प्रदान करें। pic.twitter.com/WAP3HQJlgF
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) August 10, 2024
“May God give strength to his family to bear this loss and grant peace to the departed soul,” Surjewala said in a post on X.
Singh had a distinguished career in diplomacy and politics, serving as the External Affairs Minister from 2004 to 2005 in the Cabinet of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of the UPA government.
Singh was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1984. (ANI)