PM Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben passes away: "Glorious century rests at feet of God"

 

New Delhi, Dec 30: PM Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi breathed her last on Friday morning at the age of 99, two days after she was admitted to Ahmedabad's UN Mehta hospital. "A glorious century rests at the feet of God," wrote PM Modi on Twitter.

 

PM Modi has reached Ahmedabad for the final rites

of his mother, Heeraben. Her mortal remains have been brought to PM’s younger brother Pankaj Modi’s residence where the PM will shortly arrive.

 

Sharing her picture, PM said, “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.”

He added, “When I met her on her 100th birthday, she said one thing - Always remember - Work with intelligence, live life with purity.”




PM Modi's mother - who turned 99 in June this year - was admitted to UN Mehta Hospital's Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Wednesday. The PM had also visited the hospital to meet his ailing mother.

Born on 18 June, 1923, Heeraben Modi's hometown was Vadnagar in Mehsana, Gujarat. She has five sons - PM Narendra Modi, Pankaj Modi, Soma Modi, Amrit Modi and Prahlad Modi, and one daughter Vasantiben Hasmukhlal Modi. Heeraben Modi lived in Raysan village near Gandhinagar with the prime minister's younger brother Pankaj Modi.