Indian PM Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben dies at 99

Modi used to regularly visit his mother on important occasions and festivals to seek her blessings

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi has died at the age of 99.

Mr Modi, who used to visit his mother often to seek her blessings on important occasions and festivals, performed her last rites in Gandhinagar city in western Gujarat state on Friday morning.

“A glorious century rests at the feet of God,” Mr Modi said in a tweet to pay tribute to his mother.