New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guru Swami Dayanand, who was battling kidney failure and a host of related ailments, breathed his last at his Rishikesh ashram on Wednesday night.
PM Modi has mourned the death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, whom he considered as his guru. Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji’s demise is a personal loss. I pray that his soul attains eternal peace,” Modi wrote on Twitter, soon after he landed in New York on Thursday.
“My thoughts are with the countless people inspired by Dayananda Saraswati ji. He was a powerhouse of knowledge, spirituality & service,” Modi said. The spiritual guru had been ailing for a long time and breathed his last yesterday. On 11 September, Modi had travelled to Rishikesh to meet Swami Dayananda Saraswati to enquire his health.
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