{"id":314132,"date":"2019-07-21T04:51:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T04:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=314132"},"modified":"2019-07-21T10:16:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T10:16:51","slug":"sheila-dikshits-last-rites-to-perform-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/sheila-dikshits-last-rites-to-perform-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheila Dikshit&#8217;s last rites to perform today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-314133 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheila-dikshit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/07\/sheila-dikshit.jpg 610w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/07\/sheila-dikshit-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Former Delhi chief minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit&#8217;s last rites will be performed on Sunday, sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dikshit, the three-time chief minister passed away on Saturday of a cardiac arrest at a Delhi hospital at the age of 81.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the family members, Sheila Dikshit\u00a0was admitted to Fortis Escorts hospital\u00a0in a serious condition. She died at 3.55 pm on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The veteran Congress leader\u2019s body was taken to her residence from the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and is being kept for the people to pay their last respects. Her body will be taken to Congress headquarters at around 11.30 am on Sunday after which her last rites will be performed at 2.30 pm at Nigam Bodh ghat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Condolences have poured in for the veteran Congress leader from across the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">President Kovind, Prime Minister Modi, Congress leader\u00a0Rahul Gandhi\u00a0and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted their condolences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cDeeply saddened by the demise of Sheila Dikshit Ji. Blessed with a warm and affable personality, she made a noteworthy contribution to Delhi\u2019s development. Condolences to her family and supporters. Om Shanti,\u201d Modi said in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Born in\u00a0Kapurthala,\u00a0Punjab, Dikshit was one of the longest-serving\u00a0chief ministers of Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Delhi chief minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit&#8217;s last rites will be performed on Sunday, sources said. Dikshit, the three-time chief minister passed away on Saturday of a cardiac arrest at a Delhi hospital at the age of 81. According to the family members, Sheila Dikshit\u00a0was admitted to Fortis Escorts hospital\u00a0in a serious condition. 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