Senior Congress Leader Ahmed Patel Dies At 71 After Battling COVID

by Ajay Jha Nov 25, 2020 • 02:08 PM Views 724

Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's closest political adviser, died at 71 in Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon on Wednesday morning. Popularly known as ‘Babu bhai’, ‘Ahmed Bhai’ and ‘AP’ in political circles, Patel had been the chief crisis manager, the key trouble shooter, the go-to man in emergency situations and a master strategist for the Congress for decades