Days after being hospitalised, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, Heeraba, died at the age of 100 in the wee hours of Friday. PM Modi paid tribute to his late mother, describing her as a selfless Karmayogi whose life was dedicated to values.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, Heeraba Modi, passed away at the age of 100 in the wee hours of Friday. She was admitted to Ahmedabad’s UN Mehta Hospital after her health deteriorated and was later discharged.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, PM Modi wrote, “A glorious century rests at the feet of God.”
Sharing her picture, the prime minister wrote, “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.”
He added, “When I met her on her 100th birthday, she said one thing – Always remembered – Work with intelligence, live life with purity.”
शानदार शताब्दी का ईश्वर चरणों में विराम… मां में मैंने हमेशा उस त्रिमूर्ति की अनुभूति की है, जिसमें एक तपस्वी की यात्रा, निष्काम कर्मयोगी का प्रतीक और मूल्यों के प्रति प्रतिबद्ध जीवन समाहित रहा है। pic.twitter.com/yE5xwRogJi
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 30, 2022
PM Modi will reach Ahmedabad at around 7.30 am. Sources said, “PM Modi has left for Ahmedabad, flagging off of Vande Bharat train in Howrah, Kolkata & other developmental works of railways and under Namami Gange and meeting of National Ganga Council to be held as per plan. PM Modi may join through Video Conference.”
He visited his mother on Wednesday afternoon along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
Heeraba lived with her youngest son Pankaj, a retired Gujarat government official, at Raysan in Gandhinagar district.
UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre said in a bulletin, “Smt. Hiraba Modi passed away on 30/12/2022 at 3.30 am (early morning) during the treatment at UN Mehta Heart hospital.”
Union Home Minister Amit wrote, “I am sad to know about the demise of respected Mataji Hira Ba. 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.”
प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी की पूज्य माताजी हीरा बा के स्वर्गवास की सूचना अत्यंत दुःखद है। माँ एक व्यक्ति के जीवन की पहली मित्र और गुरु होती है जिसे खोने का दुःख निःसंदेह संसार का सबसे बड़ा दुःख है।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 30, 2022
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “I am deeply saddened by the passing away of Hira Ba, Matashree. 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. Om Shanti!” (sic)
प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi की माताश्री, हीरा बा के निधन से मुझे गहरी वेदना हुई है। एक माँ का निधन किसी भी व्यक्ति के जीवन में ऐसी शून्यता लाता है, जिसकी भरपाई असंभव है। दुख की इस घड़ी में प्रधानमंत्रीजी और उनके पूरे परिवार के प्रति मैं अपनी संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ। ॐ शांति!
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 30, 2022
PM Modi, who has often spoken of his bond with his mother, visited her recently when he was in Gujarat to campaign for Assembly polls.
PM Modi wrote a blog on his mother’s 99th birthday in June this year in which he described various aspects of her life which ‘shaped his mind, personality and self-confidence.’ In his blog titled ‘Mother’, he had written, ““Today, I feel extremely happy and fortunate to share that my mother Smt. Heeraba is entering her hundredth year. This is going to be her birth centenary year. If my father had been alive, he too would have celebrated his 100th birthday last week. 2022 is a special year as my mother’s centenary year is starting, and my father would have completed his.”
