Swami Atmasthananda passes away, Narendra Modi,Mamata Banerjee condole
"The demise of Swami Atmasthananda ji is a personal loss for me. I lived with him during a very important period of my life," Modi tweeted.
"Swami Atmasthananda ji was blessed with immense knowledge and wisdom. Generations will remember his exemplary personality," he said.
"Whenever I would visit Kolkata, I would always make it a point to seek the blessings of Swami Atmasthananda ji," the Prime Minister said.
Swami Atmasthananda was the fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
The monk was born May 10, 1919 at Sabajpur, near Dhaka.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also mourned the death of the monk and tweeted: "Saddened that Rev. Swami Atmasthanandaji, President, Ramakrishna Math & Mission passed away today at Seva Pratishthan #Kolkata 1/2."
She said: "I paid my last visit to him this afternoon.A life of outstanding social & religious service. This is an irreparable loss to mankind 2/2."
Image: Narendra Modi Twitter page
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