On the morning of December 30, 2022, we heard the saddest news of the mother of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Heeraben Modi passing away. She passed away at the age of 100 early on Friday morning. She was admitted to Ahmedabad's UN Mehta Hospital after her health deteriorated. UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre said in a statement, "Hiraba Modi passed away on December 30 at 3.30 a.m." PM Modi wrote with a heavy heart, "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." In the moment of grief, let's look at the bond the mother and son shared :
Recently, on June 18, 2022, PM Modi celebrated her mother's 100th birthday. He shared a picture on social media with the caption, "Took blessings of my mother today as she enters her 100th year...".
In this pic, Narendra Modi seeks his mother Heeraben's blessings on the occasion of his 69th birthday, in 2019.
Prime Minister Modi met his mother for the last time at the hospital where she had been admitted on Wednesday.
Heeraben Modi was the mother of five sons, Narendra Modi (PM of India), Soma Modi (retd officer from the Health Department), Pankaj Modi (a clerk in the Information department of the Gujarat Government), Amrit Modi (retd lathe machine operator), and Prahlad Modi (a shop owner).
Heeraben Modi lived in Raysan village near Gandhinagar with Narendra Modi's younger brother Pankaj Modi.
Heeraben Modi lost her mother at a tender age during the Spanish Flu pandemic. She spent her entire childhood without her mother.
PM Modi's mother could not even go to school and learn to read and write. Her childhood was one of poverty and deprivation.
In an interview, Narendra Modi said that her mother was a pillar of his life and has played a crucial role in his success.
