Road In Gandhinagar Named After PM Modi's Mother Hiraba, As She Turns 100 On June 18

A road in Gujarat's Gandhinagar has been named after Hiraba, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is set to enter the 100th year of her life on June 18.

"When Hiraba is entering her 100th year, we have decided to name an 80-meter-road in Raysan area as Pujya Hiraba Marg so that the next generation takes inspiration from her life," Gandhinagar Mayor Hitesh Makwana announced.

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To keep the name of Hiraba alive forever??

According to a GMC statement, it was decided to rename the 80-meter road for the purpose of keeping the name of Hiraba alive forever and for future generations to learn the lessons of renunciation, penance, service and conscientiousness from it.?

Hiraba lives with the prime minister's younger brother Pankaj Modi at Raysan village on the outskirts of Gandhinagar city.?

The area falls under the BJP-ruled Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation.?

“Hiraba was born on June 18, 1923. She will enter the 100th year of her life on June 18, 2022,” said Pankaj Modi.?

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PM to meet his mother on her birthday

According to PTI, Prime minister Modi, who will be in Gujarat on June 18, is likely to meet his mother on her birthday.?

PM Modi had last visited his mother in March.

Modi will be on a day's visit to Gujarat on June 18 when he would be visiting the Pavagadh temple and later address a rally in Vadodara.?

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The Modi family has planned a `bhandaro' (community meal) at the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad on that day. Hatkeshwar Mahadev Temple in Vadnagar has organised various religious programmes for the long life and health of the prime minister's mother, it said in a release.?

Modi speaks about his mother

PM Modi has several times in the past spoken about how his mother had struggled to bring up her children.

Despite the difficulties of old age, the PM's mother had last year cast her vote in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) elections.

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