Arun Jaitley: A walk down the memory lane

Former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley passed away at Delhi’s AIIMS on Saturday afternoon at 66 following a prolonged illness. Here's a glimpse at the life of the BJP stalwart captured in-camera.

Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley with General Secretary Pramod Mahajan and Uma Bharati along with other Union Ministers during the State Election Managing Committe Meeting. (Photo| PTI) 

Senior BJP leaders L K Advani, Jaswant Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley (extreme left) at a function to celebrate the birth anniversary of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee at Parliament house in New Delhi (Photo| PTI)

Arun Jaitley, Union Commerce and Industry Minister and Australian Trade Minister, Mark Vaile exchanging the documents after signing a memorandum of understanding to Boost Trade and Investment between the two countries in New Delhi (Photo| PTI)

BJP leader Arun Jaitley with Finance Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi. (Photo| PTI)

President K R Narayanan pose for a photograph with newly appointed CJI B N Kirpal (3rd from left), Vice President Krishn Kant, PM A B Vajpayee, Home Minister L K Advani, Law Minister Arun Jaitley and ex-CJI S P Bharucha at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Photo| PTI)

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch (R) is greeted by Indian Minister of Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley prior to a talks in New Delhi. Murdoch pushed his plans for direct-to-home satellite broadcasting in India. (Photo| PTI)

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley speaks in the House in New Delhi. (Photo| PTI)

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley (C) flanked by FICCI President Harsh Mariwala (R) and senior Vice President R V Kanoria during the National Executive Committee meeting in New Delhi. (Photo| PTI)

Minister of commerce & industry, law & Justice Arun Jaitley and Hari Bhartiya Chairman city committee on technology & innovation at the meeting on export-import policy. (Photo| PTI)

Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley presenting a Law Day Award - 2001 to K K Sud, Additional solicitor General of India (criminal law) at a functtion in New Delhi. (Photo| PTI)