The writer is professor of law, University of Warwick,and former vice chancellor of Universities of South Gujarat and Delhi.
Ram Jethmalani brought empathy and passion to every case, every cause he fought for
Ram Jethmalani belonged to many parties and to no one as well, for he was robustly independent in thought and action.
How does one pay tribute to a dear friend, a sagacious political leader and a juristic colossus? As a friend, he knew how to quietly stand by you in a public cause. There was not a single social action matter where he declined legal consultation or appearance, thus lending his energetic assistance to socially worthy causes. In response to a question on where these wellsprings of empathy flowed from, he narrated the story of his early life as a Partition refugee, restarting his legal practice in a Bombay garage. Unmerited social suffering of others and denial of human dignity mattered most to him and moved him to social and legal action. My friendship with him was based on these constitutional values and virtues.
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