Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben passes away in Ahmedabad hospital

The 100-year-old passed away at UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, a government-funded hospital. She lived at Raysan village with PM Modi's younger brother Pankaj Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his mother Hiraben Modi, at her residence, in Gandhinagar on 4 December, 2022 | ANI

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben (99) 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 on Wednesday said Hiraben has passed away.

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.

Hiraben, also called Hiraba, lived at Raysan village near Gandhinagar city with PM Modi’s younger brother Pankaj Modi. The prime minister regularly visited Raysan and spent time with his mother during most of his Gujarat visits.

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