Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a photo of him and Keshubhai Patel.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered his condolences to the family of former Gujarat Prime Minister Keshubhai Patel, who died aged 92. Prime Minister Modi tweeted a smiling photo of himself and the former prime minister, calling Patel a mentor who “groomed many more young people. karyakartas including me”.
“Keshubhai guided and prepared many young people Karyakartas including me. Everyone loved his personable nature. His disappearance is an irreparable loss. We are all grieving today. My thoughts are with his family and supporters. He spoke with his son Bharat and expressed his condolences. Om Shanti, “PM Modi tweeted.
Patel was Prime Minister of Gujarat for a few months in 1995 and then between 1998 and 2001. He was succeeded by Prime Minister Modi before becoming Prime Minister in 2014. In 2012, Patel resigned from the BJP to form the Parivartan Party of Gujarat, which further later merged with the BJP.
“Today India and Gujarat have lost a great leader. I cannot imagine that our beloved Keshubhai Patel ji is no longer with us. I am deeply saddened. His death is like the death of a father figure,” Prime Minister Modi said in a statement. video statement.
हम सभी के प्रिय, श्रद्धेय केशुभाई पटेल जी के निधन से मैं दुखी हूं, स्तब्ध हूं। https://t.co/kWCDdWmyOR
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 29, 2020
Born in the Junagadh district in 1928, Patel joined the BJP’s ideological mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1945 as pracharak. He began his political career as a worker for Jan Sangh, the predecessor of the BJP.
Mr. Patel was also the president of the Shree Somnath Trust, which manages the Somnath temple in the Saurashtra region.
Many other leaders tweeted their condolences.
President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted: “With the disappearance of Keshubhai Patel, the nation has lost an unconditional leader. His long public life was dedicated to improving the lives of millions, especially in the villages. As an advocate for farmers’ causes , he enjoyed an extraordinary relationship with masses. “
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