Spiritual leader Siddeshwar Swami rejects Padma Shri, writes to Modi

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Jan 29, 2018, 01:44 AM

Spiritual leader Siddeshwar Swami, of the Jnana Yogashram, Vijayapura on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and refused to accept the Padma Shri award conferred upon him on Thursday. Expressing his unwillingness, the seer said that being a 'sanyasi' he is little interested in awards.

"I am very thankful to government of India for awarding me the prestigious 'padmasri'. But with all respect to yourself and to the government, I want to convey my unwillingness to accept the great award. Being a sanyasin I am little interested in awards. I hope, you appreciate my decision of not accepting the highly valued Padmasri Award," Siddeshwara Swami wrote in his letter to the PM.