The death of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother on December 30 sparked an outpouring of tributes on social media. Heeraben Modi died aged 100 at the U N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre in Ahmedabad.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said a mother's death leaves a void that is impossible to fill.
"I am deeply pained by the passing away of Hira Ba," he tweeted. "I express my condolences to the Prime Minister and his entire family in this hour of grief."
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel remembered Heeraben Modi as an epitome of "generosity, simplicity, hard work and high values".
"I pray that God rests her soul in peace," he tweeted.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted: "At this difficult time, I extend my deepest condolences and love to him (Modi) and his family."
M Venkaiah Naidu, former vice-president of India, wrote: "There is nothing as priceless and indescribable in God’s creation as the bond between mother and child."
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said Heeraben Modi gave the country "the most precious diamond".
"My deepest condolence on the sad demise of PM @narendramodi Ji's mother Heeraben Modi Ji," he wrote. "May her soul rest in peace."
Home Minister Amit Shah said losing a mother, who is a person's first friend and teacher in life, is the greatest pain in the world.
"The entire nation stands with Prime Minister Modi and his family in this hour of grief," he added. "The prayers of crores of people are with you."
Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tweeted: "I know that words are of little solace at such times. However, my heartfelt condolences to Hon'ble Prime Minister."
Meanwhile Modi, in his tribute to his mother, remembered her selflessness and dedication to values.
"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 tweeted.
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