Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi passed away at Ahmedabad’s UN Mehta Hospital at the age of 100.
Honouring his mother for her “glorious” life, PM Modi took to Twitter to post a heartfelt tribute wherein he wrote that on her 100th birthday when he met her, she told him something that he will remember forever. “Work with intelligence and live life with purity,” the PM’s tweet added.
Heeraben was said to be recovering on Thursday after the hospital released a statement saying so. She was hospitalised owing to ill health on Wednesday.
The prime minister had rushed to the hospital in Ahmedabad after learning about his mother’s health condition.
She has been cremated in Gandhinagar. PM Modi, who reached Gujarat early this morning, performed the last rites.
PM Modi, who was scheduled to launch the developmental projects in West Bengal, may join the events through video conferencing, as per a report by NDTV.
Heeraben Modi lived with PM Modi’s younger brother Pankaj Modi at Raysan village near Gandhinagar.
The Prime Minister would regularly visit Raysan and spend time with his mother during most of his Gujarat visits. (Agencies)
