Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/INDIA: Heeraban, the mother of Indian Prime Minister, died in Gandhinagar in the western Gujarat state at the age of 99.
“The glorious century rests at a foot of God,” Modi tweeted on Friday. He lit his mother’s funeral pyre in Gandhinagar in the western Gujarat state, where Heeraben lived in the early morning.
Heeraben had been admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after her health deteriorated.
Prime Minister Modi
Prime minister Modi often visited his mother to seek her blessings on important occasions and festivals.
His mother’s life and sacrifices had “shaped” his mind, personality and self-confidence, Modi wrote on June 18 when Heeraben turned 99.
He wrote that “my mother is as simple as she is extraordinary. Just like all mothers”.
They were last seen together in a gathering on December 4 when PM Modi visited her during an assembly election in Gujarat.
Heeraben lived with Modi’s younger brother and his family.
Several ministers and politicians have expressed sorrow over her death on social media.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that he was “deeply pained” by the news.
He wrote that the death of a mother leaves a void in one’s life that is impossible to fill.
