Arun Jaitley, a politician like none other | The Indian Express

Arun Jaitley, a politician like none other | The Indian Express

Written by Meghnad Desai |Updated: September 1, 2019 9:43:53 am

Meghnad Desai loves to cook, watch and write about old Bollywood movies and shuttles between London, Delhi and Goa. He pursues controversies on economics, history and anything else which catches his attention. He is also a British parliamentarian sitting in the House of Lords. He has written over 25 books, over 200 articles in learned journals and hundreds of newspaper columns in UK and India.

Arun Jaitley, a politician like none other

Through a political and public life spread over 44 years from the Emergency to his retirement from Cabinet, he was a confidant of many, Narendra Modi perhaps being his longest political friend.

Arun was the quintessential political professional who spoke with every side, every person seeking conversation. (File)

Arun Jaitley was a man for all seasons and a friend for hundreds he knew and helped