After completing the three-nation tour last night Modi landed in the national capital early this morning.  Around 10:30 he headed to Jaitley’s south Delhi house to meet the former union minister’s family.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi drove down to former union minister Arun Jaitley’s house on Tuesday morning to pay tributes to the BJP stalwart who had been his friend for decades. PM Modi was on an official foreign tour when Jaitley, one of BJP’s tallest leader, died on Saturday.

PM Modi wrapped up the three-nation tour last night - the G-7 Summit in France was his last stop - and landed in the national capital earlier this morning. Hours later, he was headed to Jaitley’s south Delhi house to meet the former union minister’s family.

PM Modi paid tributes to Jaitley and extended condolences to the former minister’s wife Sangeeta Jaitley, son Rohan and daughter Sonali. He spent over 40 minutes with the family.

A political giant and strategist for the BJP, Jaitley, 66, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday, where he had been under critical care since August 9.