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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is away in the US for medical treatment and wishes for his speedy recovery have come from various leaders.
The 66 year-old senior BJP leader, and a very key member of the Cabinet, had gone to US regarding his kidney aliment but now according to reports is suffering with another illness that might need a surgery.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi who has had bitter exchanges with Jaitley on host of issues like Rafale , GST, Demonetisation among others tweeted and said he was upset to hear about Jaitley’s health.
I’m upset to hear Arun Jaitley Ji is not well. We fight him on a daily basis for his ideas. However, I and the Congress party send him our love and best wishes for a speedy recovery. We are with you and your family 100% during this difficult period Mr Jaitley.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 16, 2019
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted
My father & all my @JKNC_ colleagues join me in wishing @arunjaitley Sb good health. We hope to see him back in the country & in the best of health very soon. God speed.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) January 16, 2019
Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram tweeted
I am deeply disturbed by the news that Mr Arun Jaitley has left for the United States for medical treatment. I wish him well and, above all, a speedy and full recovery.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 16, 2019
Shashi Tharoor Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram tweeted
Adding my own wishes of health & strength to @arunjaitley. He seemed in fine fettle when we crossed swords in the LokSabha recently. Hope to see him back soon, hale& hearty. https://t.co/6zFeB1Epzz
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 16, 2019
