PM Modi's Mother Heeraben Modi passes away: Tributes, condolences pour in from Twitter.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi, WB CM Mamata Banerjee and others expressed their condolences to Heeraben.
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Heeraben Modi passes away at the age of 100 | When PM Modi got emotional talking about his mother
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passed away early on Friday morning. She was 100 years old at the time of death. She was admitted to Ahmedabad's UN Mehta Hospital after her health deteriorated. "A glorious century rests at the feet of God," PM Modi wrote on his official Twitter handle. In this townhall meet with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2015, PM Modi recalled the struggles of his mother. He got emotional while talking about the struggles his mother went through to raise her children. More here.
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan leaders condole demise of PM Modi's mother today
-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe also offered his condolences to prime minister Modi. Deeply saddened by the passing of the beloved mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. My heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Modi and the family in this hour of grief,he said in a statement.
-Offering his condolences to his Indian counterpart, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a tweet said, "There is no greater loss than losing one's mother. My condolences to Prime Minister @narendramodi on the passing away of his mother." Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa also expressed his "heartfelt condolences" to Modi on the loss of his beloved mother.
-In a tweet, Nepal's former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba also expressed his heartfelt condolences to Modi and his family "at the passing away of his venerable Mother. May her eternal soul attain Moksha".
BJP leaders praise 'karmayogi' PM Modi for continuing with official engagements despite personal grief
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to carry on with his official engagements on a day he lost his mother drew praise from his ministerial colleagues and other BJP leaders who lauded his commitment and described him as a "karmayogi".
-After attending the last rites of his mother Heeraben, who passed away at an Ahmedabad hospital at 99, PM Modi went ahead with the launch of projects worth Rs 7,800 crore in West Bengal, throughvideo-conferencing instead of being in the eastern state physically as scheduled earlier.
-Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at an event in Kerala that the prime minister told ministers to not cancel their scheduled programmes and return to Delhi only after completing their work. Home Minister Amit Shah also went ahead with his programme in Karnataka.
Actor Akshay Kumar mourns the death of PM Modi's mother
-Bollywood celebrity Akshay Kumar has also offered condolences after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben passed away. Kumar took to Twitter and wrote, “There is no greater sorrow than losing a mother. May god give you the strength to bear this sorrow @narendramodi ji. Om Shanti.”
Heeraben Modi's neighbours recall her simplicity, cordial relations with locals
-For the residents of Vrindavan Bungalows-2 Society in Raysan village of Gandhinagar, Hiraben was an epitome of simplicity, who always maintained a low profile despite being Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, news agency PTI reported.
Jharkhand CM, BJP Leader Raghubar Das condole demise of PM Modi's mother
-In a tweet, Soren stated “Deeply saddened to hear the news of the demise of hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji’s mother. A parent’s loss is irreplaceable & at this hour of grief, I express my sincere condolences. May her departed soul rest in peace. Conveying his sympathy and condolences in this hour of grief, former chief minister Raghubar Das said the Prime Minister, who lost his mother, discharged his responsibility as a son.
Japan PM condoles death of PM Narendra Modi's mother
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday offered his condolences to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on the passing of his mother Hiraben.
"PM Modi I would like to express my deepest condolences for the passing of your beloved mother. May her soul rest in peace,” Kishida tweeted.
Actor Ajay Devgn offers condolences on death of PM Modi's mother
-Actor Ajay Devgn has offered his condolences after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben passed away. He tweeted, “My heartfelt condolences on the passing of Smt. Heeraben Modi. A simple, principled lady, she raised a fine son in our PM Shri Narendra Modiji. Om Shanti. My personal condolences to our PM and his family.”
Kerala CM calls Heeraben as 'guiding force' behind PM Modi; Condoles her demise
-Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday condoled the demise of Hiraben Modi, mother of Narendra Modi, on behalf of the people of the state and described her as the “guiding force” behind the Prime Minister. Recalling her as a “noble person”, Vijayan said he was deeply saddened to hear about her passing.
PM Attends Meeting of National Ganga Council in Kolkata via virtual conferencing
MC Slideshow: Heeraben Modi passes away: Heart-warming pictures of PM Narendra Modi with his mother
-PM Modi mourned the death of his mother in a series of tweets. "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," he wrote from his official twitter handle. See pictures here
Back to Work Hours After Mother's Last Rites, PM Modi Virtually Flags Off Howrah-NJP Vande Bharat Express
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the Vande Bharat express connecting Howrah and New Jalpaiguri on Friday. The Prime Minister sought an ‘apology’ from the people of West Bengal for not being able to attend the scheduled event in person due to ‘personal reasons’.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh observed two minutes of silence & paid tribute to Prime Minister Modi's mother Heeraben Modi, who passed away at the age of 100 today.
Your mother means our mother" : Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to PM Modi on his mother's demise
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-West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed her condolence to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that "your mother means our mother". Speaking at the inauguration of various Railway projects in West Bengal, which PM Modi was attending virtually, Banerjee said, "Respected PM, today is a sad day for you personally and it's a great loss of your personal life. I pray to God, may God give you strength and bless you so that you can love your mother with your action and activities. I convey my gratitude to you because you were supposed to come to West Bengal but because of the sad demise of your mother you couldn't come but have joined us virtually."
I Want to Go With All My Limbs Working': PM Modi on his mother's life and sacrifices
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-In an News18 article, PM Modi narratedhow his mother always tried to ensure that she never became a burden on anyone. “She does her own chores as much as possible. Today, whenever I meet Mother, she always tells me “I don’t want to be served by anyone, I want to go with all my limbs working.” In my Mother’s life story, I see the penance, sacrifice, and contribution of India’s matrushakti. Whenever I look at Mother and crores of women like her, I find there is nothing that is unachievable for Indian women," PM Modi said.
Heeraben Modi Demise: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expresses grief
- "Saddened by the passing away of Hira Ben, mother of Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The death of a mother is an unbearable and irreparable loss. No one in the world can take the place of mother," Nitish Kumar tweeted.
CM Mamata Banerjee conveys gratidue to PM Modi
- "I convey my gratitude to you that you were supposed to come to West Bengal but because of demise of your mother you couldn't come but joined virtually," says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Heeraben modi passes away: EAM Jaishankar condoles death of PM Modi's mother, calls her life 'very inspiring'
Heeraben modi passes away: Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao offers condolences
- Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed condolences on the death of Heera Ben. KCR conveyed his deep sympathies to the Prime Minister and his family members.
Heeraben modi passes away: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal condoles her demise
- “Losing a mother is the biggest loss one can experience and my thoughts are with Modi Ji in this very difficult moment. May God give him the strength to bear this irreparable loss. The nation stands with him in this mourning,” the minister said.
Heeraben Modi Demise: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik expresses grief
- “Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of #HirabenModi, mother of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family members and friends during this hour of grief, #OmShanti,” he tweeted.
- Patnaik asked minister Srikant Sahu to attend the funeral of Hiraben on his behalf, as per PTI.
Heeraben modi passes away: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif offers condolences
- "There is no greater loss than losing one’s mother. My condolences to Prime Minister @narendramodi on the passing away of his mother" he said in a tweet.
Heeraben modi passes away: Goa CM Pramod Sawant expresses grief
- "My deepest condolences to Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji and family. We offer our tributes to the mother who gave inspiration of Karmayoga to her son, who is working hard to transform the nation. May her soul attain sadgati. Om Shanti," Sawant said in a tweet.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Heeraben Modi's demise
- "I am very sad to learn about the demise of Heeraben Modi, mother of PM Modi. I pay my deepest condolences."
- "This news has made all of us sad. We stand with PM Modi in this difficult situation."
PM Modi arrives at Raj Bhavan, Gujarat
- The Prime Minister arrived at Raj Bhavan after completing the last rites of his mother Heeraben in Gandhinagar.
- He will attend scheduled events in West Bengal from here via video conferencing.
Heeraben modi passes away: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani condole passing away of PM Modi's mother
Heeraben Modi Demise: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju expresses grief
- "A loving mother who gave the most precious diamond to the nation" he said.
Heeraben modi passes away: PM Modi to join development works in West Bengal via video-conferencing
- A host of development programmes, including a Namami Gange meeting and the inauguration of the Vande Bharat train, scheduled to be attended in West Bengal by PM Modi on Friday will be held as per plan, the PMO confirmed in a tweet,
- He will participate via video-conferencing.
Heeraben Modi Demise: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expresses grief
- "Saddened by the passing away of Hira Ben, mother of Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The death of a mother is an unbearable and irreparable loss. No one in the world can take the place of mother," Nitish Kumar tweeted.
Heeraben modi passes away: Congress leaders condole demise of PM Modi's mother
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother.
- Congress leader P Chidambaram said the passing away of a mother is an irreparable loss.
Heeraben Modi Demise: The only 2 times PM Modi’s mother attended public events with him
- The first time, she applied "tilak" on his forehead in Ahmedabad, at an event to mark the completion of BJP's "Ekta Yatra" (Integration Rally). The yatra, started in 1991, had culminated in the hoisting of the national flag at Srinagar's Lal Chowk.
Heeraben modi passes away: In blog about mother, PM Modi wrote: ‘Never seen her wear gold ornaments’
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi's life was that of extreme simplicity. "My mother is as simple as she is extraordinary," Modi wrote June this year, in a blog marking her 100th birthday.
- Heeraben Modi grew up in poverty and lost her mother at a very young age. Left to manage household chores, she didn't have much of a childhood, PM Modi wrote in the blog.
PM's Mother's Demise News: Hiraben's virtuous life inspiration for all says Lok Sabha speaker
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday expressed grief over the passing away of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother and said her virtuous life was an inspiration for all.
- Modi’s mother Hiraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 99. Birla said a mother is the one who nourishes a person’s life with values. ”Hiraben’s virtuous life is an inspiration for all of us,” he said.
Heeraben Modi Demise: Mortal remains of Heeraben Modi, mother of PM Modi, brought to a crematorium for last rites in Gandhinagar
Heeraben modi passes away: President Droupadi Murmu expresses condolences
PM Modi in Ahmedabad: PM Modi to join today’s scheduled programmes in West Bengal via video conferencing: PMO
What Heeraben Modi's advised PM Modi on her birthday
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he always remembers his mother advice to him. The Prime Minster recalled what Heeraben Modi told him when he met her for her last birthday, to “work with intelligence and live life with purity”. Heeraben Modi died at a hospital in Ahmedabad at 3:30 am on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Ahmedabad airport
UP CM Yogi Adityanath expresses grief over the demise of Heeraben Modi
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel offers his condolences
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel condoled the death of the Prime Minister's mother Heeraben Modi, and said that she was the epitome of simplicity and high values of life.
'In Maa I have always felt...': PM Modi's tribute to mother Heeraben Modi
- "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," PM Modi tweeted, in a moving tribute to his mother.
PM Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passes away
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passed away early on Friday morning. She was aged 100 years at the time of death.
- She was admitted to Ahmedabad's UN Mehta Hospital after her health deteriorated.
