Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday. A bulletin from the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, where she was admitted for check-up after health complications on Wednesday, said Heeraben has passed away.
Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi has been cremated after she died in the early hours of the morning. She was 99 years old, and had been in hospital in western Gujarat state – where she lived – since Wednesday after her health deteriorated.
“A glorious century rests at the feet of God,” Mr Modi tweeted on Friday morning.
He reached Gujarat in the morning and lit his mother’s funeral pyre.
After the funeral, he attended events that had been scheduled in West Bengal state through video conferencing.
The Indian prime minister often visited his mother to seek her blessings on important occasions and festivals.
Her life and sacrifices had “shaped” his mind, personality and self-confidence, Mr Modi wrote in his blog on 18 June when Heeraben turned 99.
“My Mother is as simple as she is extraordinary. Just like all mothers,” he wrote.
The Mauritian Prime Minister has tweeted this message:
It is with profound regret that I have learnt of the passing of Smt. Heeraben Modi. She leaves a lasting legacy of service. Prime Minister @NarendraModi ji shared a close bond with his mother and we pray that his faith in God will help him through these difficult times pic.twitter.com/aOBVsCEWNm
— Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (@KumarJugnauth) December 30, 2022
“It is with sadness that I learn of Smt. Heeraben Modi has passed away. I pray that Shri Narendra Modi will find the strength to get through this painful time through faith in God.”
