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PM Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passes away at 100

NEW DELHI: 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.

Also See: PM Narendra Modi Mother Death Live Updates

“Hiraben Modi passed away on 30/12/2022 at 3.30 am during the treatment at U N Mehta Heart Hospital," the medical bulletin said.

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<p>Hiraben Modi passed away on December 30 at 3.30 am during treatment at U N Mehta Heart Hospital.</p>PTI

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<p>PM Modi broke the news on Twitter and wrote with a heavy heart, "A glorious century rests at the feet of God. In Maa, I have always felt that trinity, which contains the journey of an ascetic, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi and a life committed to values." </p>PTI

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<p>Upon learning his mother's health condition, PM Modi had rushed to Ahmedabad from Delhi on Wednesday and visited the hospital to inquire about Heeraben's health.</p>PTI

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<p>"A great journey of 100 years has come to an end. I have witnessed three qualities in mother, a journey like that of a tapasvi (saint), a selfless worker and life dedicated to values," PM Modi tweeted. </p>PTI

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<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently visited his mother after the BJP secured a record-breaking win in the Gujarat assembly polls.</p>PTI

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<p>A bulletin from the U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, where she was admitted on Wednesday after her health deteriorated, announced the news of her demise.</p>PTI

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<p>Heeraben, also called Heeraba, lived at Raysan village near Gandhinagar city with PM Modi's younger brother Pankaj Modi.</p>PTI

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<p>PM Modi recalled that when he met his mother on her 100th birthday, she had told him: “Work with wisdom and live with purity”.</p>PTI

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<p>PM Modi regularly visited Raysan and spent time with his mother during his visits to Gujarat.</p><p><br /></p>PTI
PM Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passes away at 100

"A glorious century rests at the feet of God... In Maa, I have always felt that trinity, which contains the journey of an ascetic, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi and a life committed to values," Prime Minister Modi said in a heartfelt tweet.

"When I met her on her 100th birthday she told one thing which I always remember. "Kam karo buddhi thi, jivan jivo suddhi thi" (work using your brain and live life with purity," he tweeted.

PM Modi had reached Ahmedabad from Delhi on Wednesday afternoon and visited the hospital to meet his mother. He had remained at the hospital for more than an hour and had also spoken to doctors at the hospital, a government-funded autonomous medical facility.

Heeraben, also called Heeraba, lived at Raysan village near Gandhinagar city with PM Modi's younger brother Pankaj Modi.

PM Modi used to to meet Heeraben whenever possible on his visit to Gujarat and seek her blessings on occasions such as his birthdays or the start of election campaigns. He had recently visited Heeraba post the state polls wherein BJP posted a historic victory at her Raysan residence.

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