Updated December 30th, 2022 at 08:29 IST

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani & others react as PM Modi's mother Heeraben passes away

Messages of condolences for PM Modi are pouring in from all over the country including from Union Ministers and others from the political sphere.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passed away in the early hours of Friday. Heeraben was admitted to the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad where she was undergoing treatment for the past couple of days. PM Modi had gone to meet her at the super-speciality hospital on Wednesday. 

Meanwhile, messages of condolences poured in from all over the country including from Union Ministers and others from the political sphere. Among those who reacted to the demise of PM Modi's mother were Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju, and Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani.

"It is very sad to know about the demise of Prime Minister @narendramodi ji's respected Mataji Hira Ba. Mother is the first friend and teacher of a person's life, the pain of losing whom is undoubtedly the biggest pain in the world. The struggles faced by Hira Ba to nurture the family are a role model for all. His sacrificial ascetic life will always be in our memory. The entire nation stands with Prime Minister Modi and his family in this hour of grief. The prayers of crores of people are with you. Om Shanti," Amit Shah wrote on Twitter.

"A loving mother who gave the most precious diamond to the nation. "A glorious century rests at the feet of God" My deepest condolence on the sad demise of PM @narendramodi Ji's mother #HeerabenModi Ji. May her soul rest in peace," Kiren Rijiju's tweet read. 

PM Modi pens note

Earlier, PM Modi took to his official Twitter handle to pen a heartfelt note for his mother after the latter's demise in Ahmedabad. In his emotional tweet, PM Modi called his mother a symbol of "selfless Karmayogi". He also recalled his recent visit to Gujarat where he met his mother on her 100th birthday. In his post, PM Modi shared what his mother told him when he recently visited her. PM Modi wrote that his mother told him to work with intelligence and live life with purity. 

"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," PM Modi wrote.

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Published December 30th, 2022 at 08:20 IST