India, Nov. 25 -- Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passed away at a hospital in early hours of Wednesday. He was suffering from complications related to COVID-19. He was 71.

The announcement of his demise was made by his son Faisal Patel.

"With profound grief & sorrow, I regret to announce the sad and 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. May Allah grant him Jannatul firdaus, inshallah," Faisal tweeted.

He also requested well-wishers of his father to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines and avoid any mass gatherings.

Ahmed Patel had himself announced on Twitter on October 1 that he had tested...