<p class="title">Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the demise of former defence minister George Fernandes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm sorry to hear about the passing away of former Parliamentarian & Union Minister, George Fernandes Ji. My condolences to his family and friends in this time of grief," Gandhi said in a Facebook post.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Recently, he contracted swine flu, family sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also condoled the demise of the former minister</p>.<p class="bodytext">"My condolences on the passing away of former Union Minister, Sh George Fernandes. May his soul rest in peace," he tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fernandes was the defence minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.</p>
<p class="title">Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the demise of former defence minister George Fernandes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm sorry to hear about the passing away of former Parliamentarian & Union Minister, George Fernandes Ji. My condolences to his family and friends in this time of grief," Gandhi said in a Facebook post.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Recently, he contracted swine flu, family sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also condoled the demise of the former minister</p>.<p class="bodytext">"My condolences on the passing away of former Union Minister, Sh George Fernandes. May his soul rest in peace," he tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fernandes was the defence minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.</p>