Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- The Governor of Maharashtra CH. Vidyasagar Rao has expressed grief on the demise of former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Saturday (24th Aug). In a condolence message the Governor said,

"Arun Jaitley was one of the towering statesmen, legal luminary, brilliant Parliamentarian and an outstanding Union Minister who dominated the national political scenario for nearly three decades. A gifted orator, Jaitely was an asset for the nation.

As Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs, Commerce and other portfolios, he created benchmarks with his work and took several path-breaking decisions to empower the common man, industry, businesses and other stakeholders. I had the privilege of working as his de...