<p class="title">Banker-turned-politician Meera Sanyal died on Friday after a brief illness.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sanyal, 57, had joined the Aam Aadmi Party after quitting her job as the country chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland and contested the Lok Sabha election in 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">AAP leader and Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia confirmed her death in a tweet, saying the country has lost a "sharp economic brain and a gentle soul".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"You will forever remain in our hearts," Sisodia said in the tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Extremely sad to hear this. No words to express...," AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In her 30-year-old banking career before surprising all by plunging into politics, the Kochi-born Sanyal had also served as the head of corporate finance and chief operating officer for ABN Amro for Asia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Mumbai South constituency.</p>
<p class="title">Banker-turned-politician Meera Sanyal died on Friday after a brief illness.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sanyal, 57, had joined the Aam Aadmi Party after quitting her job as the country chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland and contested the Lok Sabha election in 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">AAP leader and Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia confirmed her death in a tweet, saying the country has lost a "sharp economic brain and a gentle soul".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"You will forever remain in our hearts," Sisodia said in the tweet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Extremely sad to hear this. No words to express...," AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In her 30-year-old banking career before surprising all by plunging into politics, the Kochi-born Sanyal had also served as the head of corporate finance and chief operating officer for ABN Amro for Asia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Mumbai South constituency.</p>