Written by Coomi Kapoor | New Delhi | November 26, 2020 4:00:58 am Veteran Congressional Leader Ahmed Patel Sonia Gandhi described Ahmed Patel as an “irreplaceable companion” but surprisingly Rahul, who was often not on the same page as him, summed up the loss of Ahmed bhai, as he was …
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Written by Kamal Saiyed | Piraman Village (bharuch) | Updated: November 26, 2020 4:03:50 am Ahmed Patel with his colleagues in Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad and Meira Kumar. He was a deputy eight times. (Express file) A five-minute walk from their ancestral home, a grave has been prepared in the …
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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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It was a summer afternoon in 2004 and one of those rare occasions when journalists were allowed into Janpath 10, Sonia Gandhi’s residence and office. The UPA had won the parliamentary elections and Congress was at the top. They called us for a photo shoot and tea with Sonia Gandhi. …
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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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