Former Mizoram Governor and noted senior advocate Swaraj Kaushal passed away earlier today at the age of 73. He was the husband of late Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and the father of BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj. The cause of his death has not been revealed yet. His demise has created a profound sense of loss across political, legal and administrative circles.

A distinguished legal and political career

Swaraj Kaushal was widely respected for his sharp legal acumen and decades of public service. A celebrated senior advocate of the Supreme Court, he was designated as a senior lawyer at the remarkably young age of 34, one of the youngest in India to receive this honour.

Kaushal also served as the Governor of Mizoram from 1990 to 1993, during a sensitive and transitional phase in the state’s p

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