RSS condoles death of PM Modi's mother Heeraben

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday expressed grief over the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother and said her life was a great example of devotion to values.
Modi's mother Heeraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 99.
"On this sad occasion, all of us volunteers of the RSS pay our respects to her," the Sangh said in a statement issued by its chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale.
"Mataji's life was a great example of a meaningful life of continuous work on the strength of devotion to values and unwavering faith in God even in extremely difficult circumstances," the RSS said.
In this hour of grief, the Sangh express its condolences to Prime Minister Modi and his family members, the statement said.
The RSS prays that may God grant salvation to the departed soul, it added.