Madhavi Raje Scindia, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's Mother Dies After Prolonged Illness (image@OfficeofKNath)
Madhavi Raje Scindia, the mother of Union Minister of Jyotiraditya Scindia died today. She was undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the past three months and has been on ventilator for the past few days. She was suffering from pneumonia and sepsis, said media report. She died at 9.28 am today.
“With great sorrow, they wish to share that Rajmata is no more. Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia”s mother and the Rajmata of the Gwalior royal family, Rajmata Madhavi Raje Scindia, had been undergoing treatment at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi for the past two months. Her condition had been extremely critical for the past two weeks. This morning at 9:28am, she took her last breath at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi. Om Shanti”, as quoted in a press statement.
The BJP leader and the Union Civil Aviation Minister and his wife were in Guna Ashoknagar and Shivpuri for the past month and was engaged in election campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Scindia is contesting from the Guna constituency. Jyotiraditya Scindia along with his wife Priyadarshini Raje and son Mahaaryaman Scindia, who were engaged in the election campaign had to leave midway and go to Delhi.
Madahvi Raje Scindia was a princess form royal family of Nepal. She was married to Madhavrao Scindia, who was reportedly known as the Maharaja of Gwalior, in 1966. Madhavrao Scindia died in a plane crash in 2001, in Uttar Pradesh”s Mainpuri.
Kamal Nath, the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh responded to the news of the death and expressed that it is “extremely sad and painful”.
स्वर्गीय श्री माधव राव सिंधिया की धर्मपत्नी एवं श्री ज्योतरादित्य सिंधिया की माता जी श्रीमती माधवी राजे सिंधिया जी के निधन का समाचार अत्यंत दुखद और पीड़ादायक है।
मैं शोक संवेदना व्यक्त करते हुए दिवंगत आत्मा की शांति और सिंधिया परिवार को यह असीम दुख सहने की शक्ति देने के लिये… pic.twitter.com/4MUWDJdLbh
— Kamal Nath (@OfficeOfKNath) May 15, 2024
