Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences for the untimely passing of Mr. Kuchi Rangkau Zeliang, who was the son of Nagaland's Deputy Chief Minister Mr. TR Zeliang. The Prime Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and their friends through an official statement released by the Prime Minister's Office on October 10, 2026. Additionally, Modi posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on October 9, 2026, expressing that he was pained by the untimely passing and that his thoughts were with the Zeliang family and their friends in this hour of grief. The Prime Minister prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul in both his official statement and social media post, which was specifically addressed to @TRZeliang. The press release was published as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative and was available in multiple languages including Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Manipuri, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.