Veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel passed away Wednesday morning after he suffered multiple organ failures due to his deteriorating health condition as a result of the Coronavirus. Condoling his demise, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that Ahmed Patel “was a pillar of the Congress party and it is a sad day.”
Taking to Twitter, Rahul said that Ahmed Patel “lived and breathed Congress and stood with the party through its most difficult times” and called him “a tremendous asset.”
In her condolence message, interim party Chief Sonia Gandhi said, “In Sh. Ahmed Patel, I have lost a colleague, whose entire life was dedicated to the Congress Party. His faithfulness and dedication, his commitment to his duty, his always being there to help, his generosity were rare qualities that distinguished him from others. I have lost an irreplaceable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend. I mourn his passing and I feel deeply for his bereaved family to whom I offer my sincere feelings of empathy and support.’
Priyanka Vadra Gandhi expressed her condolences and said that the passing away of the veteran leader “leaves an immense void.”
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