Heeraben Modi (1923-2022) was the mother of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She died on December 30, 2022, at United Nations Meta Hospital, Ahmedabad due to respiratory problems.
Wiki/Biography
Heeraben Modi was born on June 18, 1923 (99 years old as of 2022). Her hometown is Vadnagar in Mehsana, Gujarat.
family, caste and husband
Khrabeen Modi belongs to the Maud-Ganchi community in Gujarat, which is classified as an Other Backward Class (OBC) by the Indian government. Her husband, Damodardas Mulchand Modi, is a tea seller.
Heeraben sits next to a picture of her husband
She has five sons: Soma Modi (retired health ministry official), Pankaj Modi (information department employee, Government of Gujarat), Amrit Modi (retired lathe operator), Prahlad ·Modi (shop owner) and Narendra Modi (the 14th Prime Minister of India).
Soma Modi, son of Khrabeen Modi
Pankaj Modi, son of Khrabeen Modi
Amrit Modi, son of Khrabeen Modi
Prahlad Modi, son of Khrabeen Modi
Khrabeen Modi and her son Narendra Modi
She has a daughter Vasanti bin Hasmukhlal Modi.
Vasanti bin Hasmukhlal Modi, daughter of Khrabin Modi
political leanings
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
die
In December 2022, she developed breathing problems and was admitted to United Nations Mehta Hospital in Ahmedabad. On December 30, 2022, she breathed her last.
fact
- She was married to Damodar Das Marchand Modi at a very young age.
- Khraben is the mother of one of the world’s most powerful leaders, Narendra Modi.
- Her third eldest son, Narendra Modi, became the Prime Minister of India in 2014. He had previously served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for four consecutive terms. When Narendra first became the Chief Minister of Gujarat, she advised him not to take bribes, she told him,
Beta, kadi lanch na leis. “
- Modi said in an interview that his mother was the pillar of his life and played a crucial role in his success.
- Before the results of the 2014 general election were announced, Narendra Modi visited his mother and received her blessings.
- She used to live in her ancestral home in Vad Nagar until the death of her husband. After her husband’s death, she moved to her younger son Pankaj’s home.
- During Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States in 2015, he became emotional when he sat down with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to talk about his mother at a town hall meeting.
- In May 2016, she visited her son Narendra Modi’s official residence on Race Course Road for the first time. Narendra shared a picture of himself showing his official residence to his mother Khraben.
Narendra Modi takes Khrabeen Modi around his home
- In November 2016, she was seen standing in line at an ATM to support her son’s decision to ban old banknotes.
Khrabeen Modi expresses support for demonetisation
- Narendra Modi once again visited his mother to seek her blessings before casting his vote during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
- She voted in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections even though she was 99 years old.
Heeraben Modi after casting his vote in 2019 Lok Sabha elections
- After Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party’s resounding victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Khraben greeted the media at his doorstep.
- In 2014, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gave Hraben a “sari” as a gift. The sari was Narendra Modi’s return gift of a “shawl” given to Nawaz Sharif’s mother.
Khrabeen shows off the sari gifted to her by Nawaz Sharif
- During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, a photoshopped photo went viral on social media, showing Khraben holding a placard that read: “Kya ap mere bete Narendra ko 2019 me vote denge? (2019 Will you vote for my son Narendra in 2019? ). This photo was photoshopped from a photo of her holding a beautiful sari given by former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Photoshop image of Heeraben Modi demanding votes for her son Narendra Modi
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