Itanagar, Jun 26 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu's mother, Ama Lezang, died in a hospital here on Wednesday.

She was 75.

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Lezang who was suffering from old age-related ailments died in the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences.

She was the wife of former chief minister Dorjee Khandu.

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Union minister Kiren Rijiju, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma and Arunachal Pradesh Deputy CM Chowna Mein mourned the death of Lezang.

“My heartfelt condolences to my brother, his family & friends during this difficult time. May her soul rest in peace,” Rijiju said in a post on X.

The pain of losing a mother cannot be put into words, Mein said while condoling Lezang's death.

In a post on social media on her passing away, the Assam CM also said, "The loss of mother is the biggest loss in one's life, which is impossible to replace."

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