<span style="color: #222222;">Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Ananth Kumar will always be remembered for his works as parliamentarian and a political leader. He said, the demise of Ananth Kumar is a great loss to the country, Karnataka, to the Government and the party. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Jaitley said, he was a leader of very high standing within the BJP and it was under his leadership that the party got its first foothold established in southern parts of India.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, Ananth Kumar was like her younger brother and his death is a personal loss for her.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, Ananth Kumar served BJP all along and Bengaluru was always in his head and heart. </span><br />