Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel dies due to multiple organ failure
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The announcement of his demise was made by his son Faisal Patel.
Senior Congress leader and get together treasurer Ahmed Patel (71) handed away on Wednesday morning at a Delhi hospital due to multiple organ failure greater than a month after he was examined constructive for COVID-19.
The announcement of his demise was made by his son Faisal Patel.
In an announcement on Twitter, Mr. Faisal mentioned that Ahmed Patel handed away at 3.30 am on November 25. “After testing positive for Covid-19 around a month back, his health worsened further due to multiple organ failures,” the assertion went on to add.
He additionally requested well-wishers of his father to adhere to COVID-19 tips and keep away from any mass gatherings to mourn the Congress leader’s demise. He was present process therapy at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram since November 15.
In a tweet on October 1, Ahmed Patel had introduced, “I have tested positive for COVID-19. I request all those who came in close contact with me recently, to self isolate.”
Ahmed Patel has for lengthy been the facility centre in Congress being get together president Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary. He had additionally earlier labored as Parliamentary Secretary for her husband Rajiv Gandhi in 1985. He was appointed the treasurer of the get together in 2018 after the very long time treasurer Motilal Vohra bowed out.
An eight-time parliamentarian, Ahmed Patel served three phrases within the Lok Sabha and 5 phrases within the Rajya Sabha. His final Rajya Sabha election in 2017 was closely contested and included sequestering Gujarat legislators in Karnataka to keep away from horse buying and selling. He has at all times been the get together’s troubleshooter and was the important thing leader to co-ordinate between Congress and different events.
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