Heeraben Modi lived in Raysan village, near Gandhinagar, with PM Modi’s younger brother Pankaj Modi.
New Delhi: Heeraben Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, was cremated in Gandhinagar. PM Modi, who arrived in Gujarat early this morning, carried out the last rites. Heeraben Modi was 99 years old.
“Smt Hiraba Modi passed away on 30/12/2022, at 3:39 am (early morning, during treatment at UN Mehta Heart Hospital,” the hospital where she had been admitted since Wednesday said in a statement.
The Prime Minister announced her death in a heartfelt tweet early this morning “A glorious century has been laid at the feet of God… In Maa, I’ve always felt that trinity, which includes an ascetic’s journey, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi, and a life committed to values.”
During most of his Gujarat visits, the Prime Minister would pay regular visits to Raysan and spend time with his mother.
