PM condoled death of Mrinalini Sarabhai through a letter to her son

New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of noted danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai and has written a letter to her son Kartikeya Sarabhai, expressing his grief over her demise.

Modi wrote a letter to him yesterday, condoling the death of his mother, a BJP leader said. Her son Kartikeya Sarabhai who runs Centre for Environment Education(CEE)is based in Gujarat.

Veteran danseuse and Padma awardee Sarabhai, the exponent of classical dance forms who used her art to highlight the problems faced by modern society, had died in Ahmadabad yesterday due to age-related problems. Sarabhai died at the age of 97.

File photo of Shri Narendra Modi and Shri Kartikeya Sarabhai

With inputs from PTI