Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother, Heeraben Modi passed away on Friday, aged 99. Heeraben Modi was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad on Wednesday after she fell ill.
"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," Modi wrote in a tweet after his mother's death.
Heeraben was admitted to UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre, Ahmedabad on Wednesday where the doctors on Thursday said her condition was stable and she was "recovering".
Modi was scheduled to visit Bengal today. However, he will now attend the programmes via video conferencing, the Prime Minister Office said.
"PM @narendramodi will join today's scheduled programmes in West Bengal via video conferencing. These programmes include the launch of key connectivity-related projects and the meeting of the National Ganga Council."
Condoling the death of PM's mother, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed solidarity with Modi and his family. "The news of the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother, Mrs. Hira Ba is extremely sad. At this difficult time, I extend my deepest condolences and love to him and his family," he wrote in a tweet.
BJP leaders like Amit Shah and Rajpath Singh also condoled the demise of PM's mother.
"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," home minister Sah said in his tweet.
'Deeply pained' by the death of PM's mother, defence minister Rajnath Singh said, "The death of a mother leaves such a void in one's life that is impossible to fill. I express my condolences to the Prime Minister and his entire family in this hour of grief."
