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Patel's mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery in the presence of hundreds of locals and Congress leaders.

The passing away of Patel, known for maintaining friendly relations with all parties, was also condoled by leaders, ministers and chief ministers from across the political spectrum.

In his condolence message to Patel's son Faisal, Gandhi said the Congress has lost a leader who had dedicated his life to the party.

Rupani in a tweet said he was saddened by the demise of the senior Congress leader.

Patel (71) passed away at a Gurugram hospital in the early hours of Wednesday due to multiple organ failure more than a month after he tested positive for COVID-19.

With profound grief & sorrow, I regret to announce the sad & untimely demise of my father, Mr. Ahmed Patel at 25/11/2020, 03:30 AM. After testing positive for COVID-19 around a month back, his health worsened further due to multiple organ failures.