India News | RSS Condoles Death of PM Modi's Mother
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday expressed grief over the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother and said her life was a great example of devotion to values.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday expressed grief over the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother and said her life was a great example of devotion to values.
Modi's mother Hiraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 99.
"On this sad occasion, all of us volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pay our respects to her," the Sangh said in a statement issued by its chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale.
"Mataji's life was a great example of a meaningful life of continuous work on the strength of devotion to values ??and unwavering faith in God even in extremely difficult circumstances," the RSS said.
In this hour of grief, the Sangh express its condolences to Prime Minister Modi and his family members, the statement said.
The RSS prays that may God grant salvation to the departed soul, it added.
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