Narendra Modi's 95-year-old mother visits his official residence for the first time
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared pictures of his 95-year-old mother's first visit to his official residence in New Delhi since taking charge in 2014.
The pictures showed Modi escorting his wheelchair-bound mother Heeraben in the gardens surrounding his home, and giving her a glass to drink from. He tweeted that he spent "quality time with her after a long time".
You May Also Like
The nonagenarian Heeraben Modi lives in her ancestral home in the town of Vadnagar, in Modi's home state Gujrarat. Last year, Modi had tearfully spoken about his mother's role in his life at a Facebook townhall session with Mark Zuckerberg at the company's California headquarters. "When I was young, to raise us she worked in neighbours' homes cleaning dishes, filling water." he said. "A mother never cares what you become. She cares who you become."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
On Twitter, his post got over 15,000 shares and 33,000 likes.
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
Sonam Joshi was Mashable's principal correspondent in India. She has previously worked for The Times of India group and Time Out Delhi, and written for The Caravan, Mint Lounge and Yahoo Originals.
