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Topic: Ahmed Patel

Maradona takes ‘God’s hand’, and saying goodbye to Congress strategist Ahmed Patel

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Ahmed Patel’s death is the biggest political event of 2020

Sonia Gandhi’s lieutenant is no more, paving way for a new Congress system to emerge.

A 1980s cricket match that gives peek into how Ahmed Patel tackled party, politics & politicians

Sonia Gandhi's chief strategist Ahmed Patel, who was often called the 'Homoeopath doctor', loved listening to ghazals.

Ahmed Patel, ‘most important’ man in Congress after Sonia and Rahul, irreplaceable for party

The 71-year-old veteran was known to be Congress’ backroom poll strategist, consensus-builder and troubleshooter. Party leaders say his political astuteness was unparalleled.

Top Congress leader, party strategist Ahmed Patel dies after Covid-linked complications

Ahmed Patel was one of the closest aides of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and was her political adviser. He had often steered the party out of difficult situations. He was 71.

Congress leader Ahmed Patel admitted to ICU weeks after contracting Covid-19

The senior Congress leader had announced that he tested positive for Covid-19 on 1 October. He has now been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.

Congress slams ‘toxic’ TV debates for Rajiv Tyagi’s death, demands Sambit Patra’s arrest

Congress leader Ahmed Patel says news debates have been reduced to a ‘poisonous fatal activity’, but BJP’s Sudhanshu Mittal says Congress is also guilty of toxic TV debates.

Philip Spratt, the late British Communist at the centre of Ram Guha’s tweet controversy

Ramachandra Guha had tweeted a 1939 quote by Spratt that drew criticism from Finance Minister Sitharaman, Gujarat CM Rupani and Congress leader Ahmed Patel.

3 Gujarat Congress MLAs quit, BJP looks to ‘settle score’ over Ahmed Patel’s Rajya Sabha win

The resignations are a setback for Congress that has, since March, lost eight party MLAs, reducing its strength in the assembly to 65, against BJP’s 103.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.