Senior Congress Leader Ahmed Patel Dies Of Coronavirus-led Complications

Senior Congress Leader Ahmed Patel Dies Of Coronavirus-led Complications

New Delhi, Nov 25 (TNA) Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel died in the wee hours of Wednesday due to complications following COVID infection, his son Faisal Patel informed.

He was one of the closest and most trusted political aides of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. He was 71. The end came at a Gurugram hospital at 3:30 am.

The veteran politician from Gujarat had been at Medanta Hospital since his health worsened after a Covid infection about a month back. In a tweet at around 4 am, his son, Faisal Patel tweeted: "With profound grief & sorrow, I regret to announce the sad and 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 also requested well-wishers of his late father "to adhere to the COVID-19 regulations by avoiding mass gatherings, maintain social distancing norms at all times."

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