Veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away following Covid complications

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who was the political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has passed away, after testing positive for Covid-19. He was 71.
His full name was Ahmedbhai Mohammedbhai Patel.
Patel has represented Gujarat for eight terms in the Parliament of India, from 1977 to 2020, which included three times in the lower house or Lok Sabha and five times in the upper House or Rajya Sabha.
He was also the treasurer of the All India Congress Committee.