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Eminent personalities across India took to Twitter to pay their tributes to legendary Yoga guru BKS Iyengar, who passed away early on Wednesday. The guru, who founded the ‘Iyengar Yoga’ died at a private hospital in Pune early on Wednesday, an aide said. He was 96. A widower, he was suffering from age-related ailments and breathed his last around 3.15 am. The funeral will be held here later on Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_1672867” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  BKS Iyengar. Image courtesy: Facebook[/caption] Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned his death through a tweet.Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan too remembered Iyengar and put in few thoughtful words. He tweeted:
Bollywood actors like Farhan Akhtar and Lisa Ray expressed their condolences through tweets.
Businesswoman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw tweeted her sympathies to the guru’s followers.
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With inputs from agencies.
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