Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away following Covid complications

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel died at a Gurgaon hospital on Wednesday morning at the age of 71.

One of Sonia Gandhi's closest political advisers, Patel had been in a Gurgaon hospital since his health worsened after a Covid infection.

The announcement of his demise was made by his son Faisal Patel. In a tweet, he said that the Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat died at 3.30 am.

"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 tweeted.

(With inputs from agencies)