Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Indian Prime Minister s mother. “There is no greater loss than losing one’s mother. My condolences to Prime Minister @narendramodi on the passing away of his mother,” the premier said in a tweet. Mr Modi’s mother, Heeraben, died at the age of 100 on Friday morning. She breathed her last at around 3.30 am.

She was admitted to U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad due to health issues, the Gujarat government said on Thursday. PM Modi visited his mother on Wednesday afternoon along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. She lived with her youngest son Pankaj, a retired Gujarat government official, at Raysan in Gandhinagar district. A glorious century rests at the feet of God, PM Modi said while informing about her demise.

In a heartfelt note, the prime minister wrote, “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 another tweet, the prime minister wrote, “When I met her on her 100th birthday, she said one thing, which is always remembered that is work with intelligence, live life with purity."

Heeraben, also called Heeraba, use to live at Raysan village near Gandhinagar city with PM Modi s younger brother Pankaj Modi. The prime minister use to regularly visit Raysan to spend time with her during most of his Gujarat visits. She was admitted to the super-specialty UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre on Wednesday morning due to some health issues. The hospital authorities on Thursday had said that her condition was improving.

The Gujarat Chief Minister s Office (CMO) too in a statement had said that said that Heeraben would be discharged soon. Earlier on Thursday, people of Dharmayatra Mahasangh in Gujarat s Vadodara offered prayers at the temple and chanted Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra for the good health of PM Modi s mother. Earlier in the day, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee also offered prayers for the speedy recovery of Heeraben.

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