Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel dies due to multiple organ failure

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who was in hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) last month, passed away in early hours of Wednesday due to multiple organ failures, his son Faisal Patel announced in a tweet.

“With profound grief and sorrow, I regret to announce the sad and untimely demise of my father, Mr. Ahmed Patel at 25/11/2020 at 3:30am. After testing positive for Covid-19 around a month back, his health worsened further due to multiple organ failures. I request all well-wishers to adhere to Covid-19 law and order regulations by avoiding any mass gatherings and to also maintain social distancing norms at all times,” Faisal Patel tweeted.

A Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat and a treasurer of the Congress, Patel was an eight-term parliamentarian and considered to be a close aide of interim party president Sonia Gandhi. On November 15, he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital for further treatment.