New Delhi, December 30
The mortal remains of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben, who passed away here early on Friday, were consigned to flames at a crematorium in Gandhinagar.
She was 99, and had been admitted to the hospital three days ago. Modi had visited her in the hospital the day before.
Modi arrived at the airport in Ahmedabad in the morning and went straight to the house of his younger brother. There he offered floral tributes to his mother and bowed down at her feet. Later, the PM shouldered her mortal remains on way to the cremation ground. Her mortal remains were consigned to the flames by the prime minister and his brothers.
“When I met my mother on her 100th birthday she told me one thing —
Work with dedication and a sense of duty and lead your life with purity,” PM tweeted as the news of his mother’s demise came.
As Heeraba entered her 100th year on June 18 this year, Modi penned an emotional tribute to mark the occasion and recalled his mother’s laborious life in their family home of Vadnagar, a humble abode which, he said, she decorated with self-made artefacts.
Condoling the demise, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said, “Deeply saddened by the passing away of Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi’s mother Pujya Hiraba. Pujya Hiraba was an epitome of generosity, simplicity, hard work and high values of life. I pray that God rest her soul in peace.”
Heeraba would often make headlines. She was seen standing in a queue to withdraw cash from the ATM after Modi declared demonetisation in 2016. She also made news when she accepted the covid vaccine. She was a regular voter in all elections.
