Heeraben was undergoing treatment at the UN Mehta hospital in Ahmedabad and passed away at 3.30am, said a medical bulletin. She is survived by five sons and a daughter. Her last rites were performed at a crematorium in Gandhinagar around 9.30am in the presence of Modi, his brothers, and other family members.
"A glorious century rests at the feet of God... In Maa, I have always felt that trinity, which contains the journey of an ascetic, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi and a life committed to values. When I met her on her 100th birthday, she said one thing, which is always remembered that work with intelligence, live life with purity, that is, work with intelligence and live life with purity," Modi tweeted.
Heeraben lived in Raysan village in Gandhinagar with the PM's younger brother Pankaj.
On Friday morning, the Prime Minister first went to her residence in Raysan, and then carried the bier with her mortal remains to the Muktidham crematorium in Gandhinagar.
By 11.30am, Modi was back at work. Through video conference, he flagged off West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express between Howrah and Jalpaiguri, as well as the Joka-Taratala stretch of the Kolkata Metro.
"I was supposed to be with you all today. But because of personal reasons I have not been able to come. For this, I want yours, and Bengal's forgiveness. Today is an opportunity to salute the sacred land of Bengal and the historic city of Kolkata," he said.
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