Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Thursday.

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Thursday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party's key strategist and troubleshooter, who died on Wednesday.

Ahmed PatelPatel's mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery in the presence of hundreds of locals and Congress leaders.

The mortal remains reached Vadodara airport on Wednesday night and were kept at the Sardar Patel Hospital at Ankleshwar town of Bharuch district.

Patel was laid to rest after the final 'namaz' was offered. As per Patel's wishes, he was buried next to the graves of his parents.Rahul Gandhi

Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda, Congress in- charge for Gujarat Rajeev Satav, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and former chief ministers Kamal Nath and Shankersinh Vaghela were among those who attended the funeral.

Patel (71) died in a Gurugram hospital on Wednesday following complications related to Covid- 19.