Congress veteran Ahmed Patel passes away

• Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passed away at a Gurgaon hospital early this morning at the age of 71 years. Ahmed Patel had recently contracted the Covid infection on, which worsened his health further leading to multiple organ failure.

• Ahmed Patel was widely known for his crisis management skills, that he came to be known as the party's 'crisis manager.' A close aid of Sonia Gandhi, Patel was the party's most important political advisors and had contributed essentially in a lot of elections.

• Condolences and tributes poured out for the veteran leader by many leaders across party lines.