Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away
New Delhi Nov 25 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, passes away due to multiple organ failure in Gurgaon hospital since his health worsened after a Covid infection.
In a tweet, his son Faisal Patel said that the Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat died at 3.30 am today.
“With profound grief & sorrow, I regret to announce the sad & untimely demise of my father, Mr. Ahmed Patel at 25/11/2020, 03:30 AM. After testing positive for COVID-19 around a month back, his health worsened further due to multiple organ failures. May Allah grant him Jannatul firdaus, inshallah,” he tweeted, requesting all their well-wishers to adhere to the COVID-19 regulations by avoiding mass gatherings.
71-year-old Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat and a treasurer of the Congress was undergoing treatment for coronavirus after testing positive last month. In a tweet on October 1, he had requested those who had come in contact with him to self-isolate.
Patel was an eight-term parliamentarian and considered to be a close aide of interim party president Sonia Gandhi.