Congress leader Ahmed Patel died at 3.30 am. (Archive)
Gurugram:
Congress leader Ahmed Patel, one of Sonia Gandhi’s closest political advisers and one of the party’s top problem solvers, has died. He was 71 years old. He had been in a Gurgaon hospital since his health worsened after a Covid infection.
In a tweet, his son Faisal Patel said that Gujarat’s MP Rajya Sabha died at 3.30am today.
“With deep sorrow and regret, I regret to announce the sad and untimely passing of my father, Mr. Ahmed Patel, on 11/25/2020, at 03:30 am After testing positive for COVID-19 about a month ago, his health further deteriorated due to multiple organ failures. May Allah grant him Jannatul firdaus, inshallah, “he tweeted, requesting all his supporters to adhere to COVID-19 regulations avoiding mass gatherings.
“… we also uphold social distancing rules at all times,” Faisal Patel tweeted.
@ahmedpatelpic.twitter.com/7bboZbQ2A6
– Faisal Patel (@mfaisalpatel) November 24, 2020
Ahmed Patel, also a Congressional Treasurer, had tested positive for COVID-19 on October 1 and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon on November 15.
On October 1, Ahmed Patel, revealing that he tested positive for COVID-19, urged everyone who came in contact with him in recent days to submit to self-isolation.
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