PM Modi condoles demise of ex-Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel, calls him his ‘mentor’

The PM said he talked to his son Bharatbhai and expressed condolences.

Calling Keshubhai as a mentor to many young party workers including him, PM Modi said, “Keshubhai mentored and groomed many younger Karyakartas including me. Everyone loved his affable nature. His demise is an irreparable loss.”

અમારા પ્રિય અને આદરણીય કેશુભાઇનું અવસાન થયું છે… હું ખૂબ દુ:ખી અને વ્યથિત છું. તેઓ સમાજના દરેક વર્ગની સંભાળ રાખનારા એક ઉતમ નેતા હતા. તેઓનું જીવન ગુજરાતની પ્રગતિ અને દરેક ગુજરાતીઓના સશક્તિકરણ માટે સમર્પિત હતું. pic.twitter.com/XkyhjxAWXk

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 29, 2020

“Keshubhai travelled across the length and breadth of Gujarat to strengthen the Jana Sangh and BJP. He resisted the Emergency tooth and nail. The issues of farmers were at close to his heart. Whether he was an MLA, MP, Minister or Chief Minister, in any post, he always made sure that farmer-oriented decisions were made,” the prime minister said in a series of tweets.

Keshubhai Patel died in Ahmedabad Thursday after prolonged illness. The 92-year-old leader had recovered from Covid-19 recently.

Patel was the chief minister of Gujarat in 1995 and again during 1998-2001. He was succeeded by Modi himself.