Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit passes away at 81

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit passes away at 81

IANSUpdated: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 04:39 PM IST
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Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit passes away, confirms Delhi Congress; she was 81 years old.

She was put on ventilator on Friday after being admitted to the Fortis Hospital in the capital.

Dikshit was a patient of cardiac arrhythmia – which is irregular heartbeats.

She was the Delhi Chief Minister for 15 years, thus becoming Delhi’s longest serving CM.

Dikshit had underwent a heart surgery in France last year and was seeking treatment at Fortis Escorts hospital under the supervision of Dr Ashok Seth, chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart institute.

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