TIL Desk/National/Ahmedabad/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi penned an emotional note to mark his mother Heeraba’s 100th birthday on Saturday, in which he said that “maa isnt a mere word but it captures a range of emotions”.
“Today, 18th June is the day my Mother Heeraba enters her 100th year. On this special day, I have penned a few thoughts expressing joy and gratitude,” the Prime Minister said on Twitter, where he also posted several photos of him and his mother.
In the note, Modi said: “If my father had been alive, he too would have celebrated his 100th birthday last week. 2022 is a special year as my mother’s centenary year is starting, and my father would have completed his.
“Just last week, my nephew shared a few videos of mother from Gandhinagar. A few youngsters from the society had come home, my father’s photograph was kept on a chair, there was a kirtan, and mother was immersed in singing bhajans while playing the manjeera. She is still the same, age may have taken a toll physically, but she is as mentally alert as ever.