Soli Sorabjee is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters
New Delhi:
Soli Sorabjee, the former Attorney General and one of the country's finest legal minds and jurists died of COVID-19 this morning. The 91-year-old senior lawyer was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi. Following the news of his death, tributes started pouring in on Twitter. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were among those who paid homage to Mr Sorabjee, a Padma Vibhushan recipient.
Offering condolences to Mr Sorabjee's family, President Kovind said, "We lost an icon of India's legal system". "He was among the select few who deeply influenced evolution of constitutional law & justice system," President Kovind added.