Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the last rites of his mother Heeraben at her funeral in the City. Heeraben who was admitted to a hospital in the City passed away on Friday. She was 100. The Prime Minister immediately rushed to Gujarat to perform last rites to the mortal remains of his mother.
Along with others, Modi carried the cortege of Hiraba, one of the names she is fondly called, during the funeral procession in Gandhinagar. Scores took part in the last journey of Hiraba. The PM lighted the funeral pyre of his mother in the presence of family members and others. PM's family members thanked people for their prayers but asked them to continue with their fixed schedules as a befitting tribute to Hiraba, official sources said.
"We thank everyone for their prayers in these tough times. It is our humble request to everyone to keep the departed soul in their thoughts and continue with their pre decided schedule and commitments. That would be a befitting tribute to Hiraba," sources quoted PM Modi family members as saying.
Heeraben passed away on December 30, 2022, at 3.30 am while undergoing treatment, according to a medical bulletin from the UN Mehta Hospital. Two and half hours later, PM Modi, in his 6.02 am tweet on the death of his mother, said, "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.(sic)"
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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 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">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, 2022शानदार 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
She lived at Raysan village near Gandhinagar city with her son Pankaj, younger brother of Modi. The PM regularly visited Raysan and spent time with his mother during most of his Gujarat visits. He recalled his visit home to her on the 100th birthday this year. "When I met her on her 100th birthday, she said one thing, which is always remembered, that is, work with intelligence and live life with purity," he said.
The PM who was actually scheduled to embark on a visit to West Bengal to launch several developmental projects joined them through Video Conferencing. "The PM has left for Ahmedabad, flagging off of Vande Bharat train in Howrah, Kolkata & other developmental works of railways and under Namami Gange & meeting of National Ganga Council to be held as per plan," sources had said.
Hiraba was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. The same day afternoon, Modi visited her at the hospital and remained with her for over an hour. He also had a word with the doctors at the hospital, a government-funded autonomous medical facility.
