KCR mourns Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi’s death

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao mourned the demise of Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th pontiff of the Shankara Mutt in Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.

Expressing his heartfelt condolences, the Chief Minister on Wednesday in a statement praised the great services rendered by Jayendra Saraswati for the development of Kanchi Peetham.

KCR further instructed the Commissioner of Endowments department to depute a senior officer from the department to represent the Telangana Government on his behalf at the last rites of Jayendra Saraswati.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi too offered his condolences on Twitter,

Deeply anguished by the passing away of Acharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya. He will live on in the hearts and minds of lakhs of devotees due to his exemplary service and noblest thoughts. Om Shanti to the departed soul. pic.twitter.com/pXqDPxS1Ki

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 28, 2018

Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya was at the forefront of innumerable community service initiatives. He nurtured institutions which transformed the lives of the poor and downtrodden. pic.twitter.com/s1vTpSxbbl

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 28, 2018