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'Rajmata' is no more: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's mother Madhavi Raje Scindia dies

She had been on ventilator support in her last few days

Madhavi Raje Scindia, mother of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, died on Wednesday morning at AIIMS, Delhi, after prolonged illness.

According to media reports, she had been on ventilator support in her last few days.

Madhavi Raje has been undergoing treatment for the last three months and suffered from pneumonia along with sepsis.

“With great sorrow, they wish to share that Rajmata is no more," the hospital said in a statement.

"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,” the statement read.

Madhavi Raje married to late Congress leader and former Union minister Madhav Rao Scindia.

She was part of several philanthropic activities and chaired several charitable trusts that were involved in education and medical care.