My heartfelt condolences go out to the Gwalior family as they grieve the loss of Rajmata Madhavi Raje Scindia a mother and a grandmother, and my thoughts are with them as they mourn and remember her.
Madhavi Raje Scindia, mother of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and queen mother of the Gwalior royal family, has passed away. He was undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Delhi for the last two months. She breathed her last at 9.28 am today at AIIMS, Delhi.
Madhavi was related to the royal family of Nepal
Madhavi Raje Scindia belonged to the royal family of Nepal. She was also known as Kiran Rajya Lakshmi. His grandfather was the Prime Minister of Nepal. She was married to Maharaja Madhavrao Scindia of Gwalior in the year 1966.
According to the information received, Madhavi’s age was 70 years. She was very supportive of her son Jyotiraditya. When Jyotiraditya decided to leave Congress and join BJP, Madhavi supported him.
Madhavi’s husband and Jyotiraditya Scindia’s father Madhavrao Scindia died on 30 September 2001. During this period, there were reports of Madhavi joining active politics, but Madhavi kept herself away from politics.
It was said about Jyotiraditya that he did not take any decision without the guidance of his mother Madhavi. Jyotiraditya’s wife Priyadarshini also took guidance from Madhavi from time to time.@highlight