Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji's demise a personal loss, says PM Modi

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, whom he considered as his guru. “Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji’s demise is a personal loss. I pray that his soul attains eternal peace,” Modi wrote on Twitter, soon after he landed in New York on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_2444020” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Narendra Modi. AP[/caption] “My thoughts are with the countless people inspired by Dayananda Saraswati ji. He was a powerhouse of knowledge, spirituality & service,” Modi said. The spiritual guru had been ailing for a long time and breathed his last yesterday. On 11 September, Modi had travelled to Rishikesh to meet Swami Dayananda Saraswati to enquire his health. PTI