<span style="color: #222222;">Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, died at a Gurgaon hospital on Wednesday morning. He was 71. The veteran politician had been at a private hospital since his health worsened after a Covid infection. In a tweet at around 4 am, his son, Faisal Patel, said that the Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat had passed away at 3.30 am today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Messages of condolences and tributes poured in soon after the announcement of Mr Patel's death.President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over the demise of the veteran Congress Leader Ahmed Patel.</span>