New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of the head of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Swami Atmasthananda, terming it as a "personal loss".
As a young boy, Modi had visited the Belur Math in Kolkata to join the Order, but his request was turned down and he was told that his calling was elsewhere.
Whenever I would visit Kolkata, I would always make it a point to seek the blessings of Swami Atmasthananda ji.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2017
Later, he got spiritual guidance from Swami Atmasthananda in Rajkot, Gujarat.
"The demise of Swami Atmasthananda ji is a personal loss for me. I lived with him during a very important period of my life," Modi wrote on Twitter.
He recalled that whenever he visited Kolkata, he made it a point to seek the blessings of the monk.
Swami Atmasthananda ji was blessed with immense knowledge & wisdom. Generations will remember his exemplary personality.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2017
"Swami Atmasthananda ji was blessed with immense knowledge & wisdom. Generations will remember his exemplary personality," the prime minister wrote in another tweet.
Swami Atmasthananda (98) today passed away at the Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan hospital in Kolkata.
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