Congressional Senior Leader Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called his party colleague Ahmed Patel “one of the most trusted leaders of the Congress Party and a great friend of mine,” as he recalled lawmaker Rajya Sabha. Patel died that same day at the age of 71. Patel, who had been in …
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Congress lost Ahmed Patel when it needed him most. Always underrated and low-key, he was fiercely loyal to the party and its top leaders, especially Sonia Gandhi, whom he served as a political secretary even before the formation of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime in 2004. Patel was to …
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Congress leader Ahmed Patel, a close associate of Sonia Gandhi, died in a Gurgaon hospital on Wednesday morning at the age of 71. The political veteran had been in Medanta Hospital since his health deteriorated after a COVID-19 infection. In a tweet, his son Faisal Patel said that Gujarat MP …
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