India, Sept. 8 -- Eminent jurist and former Union minister Ram Jethmalani passed away on Sunday at the age of 95, his family members said. He died a few days before his 96th birthday on September 14. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and country's several top leaders condoled the demise of Ram Jethmalani. PM Modi said that the country has lost an exceptional lawyer and an iconic figure who made rich contributions in courts and Parliament.

Jethmalani breathed his last at 7.45 am at his official residence in New Delhi.

Ram Jethmalani was not keeping well for a few months. His son, Mahesh said his father's last rites will be performed at the Lodhi road...