Governor ESL Narasimhan condoles demise of Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 04:38 PM
Hyderabad, Feb 28: The Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh ESL Narasimhan expressed grief and sorrow at the attaining of Siddhi by 69th Acharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal at Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Sankara Matam, Kancheepuram on Wednesday.
Mr Narasimhan conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the countless devotees of the Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal.
'It is an irreparable loss to humanity at large', the Governor said in his condolence message here.
Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, 82, passed away in a private hospital after a prolonged illness at Kancheepuram earlier today.
Kanchi Mutt head Saraswathi was suffering from diabetes and had collapsed at the mutt with shortness of breath and was admitted to Chennai's Ramachandra hospital last month.
He was 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham and was named by Chadrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal as his successor on March 22, 1954.