Heeraben, mother of PM Modi, ecstatic to see son sworn-in; picture goes viral
The 95-year-old watched the ceremony from her house at Raysan near Ahmedabad.
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Heeraben Modi (R) saw her son's swearing-in ceremony on TV.
AHMEDABAD: Like millions of Indians, Hiraba Modi aka Heeraben Modi, nonagenarian mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was glued to the TV screen Thursday evening to watch her son taking the oath of office.
Hiraba, 95, watched the ceremony from her house at Raysan near here.
Th ecstatic mother clapped when Modi appeared on TV.
Photographs circulating on social media showed her overjoyed and clapping when Modi appeared on the TV screen.
Modi fans admired the 'happiest mom', and shared warm messages on Twitter.
#ModiSarkaar2 C #India's no 1 powerful man #Modi's mother who is 95yrs old living with her youngest son in a modest… https://t.co/hZT1M14MeF
She lives with Pankaj Modi, the prime minister's younger brother.
Modi sought mother's blessings on May 26 after victory in LS election. The prime minister visited her on May 26 to take blessings after the BJP's resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
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