Adityanath condoles death of Ramakrishna Mission chief Swami Smaranananda

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday expressed his condolences on the death of Ramakrishna Mission president Swami Smaranananda.

Swami Smaranananda died on Tuesday night due to age-related ailments. He was 95.

"The passing of the esteemed president of Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Smaranand, deeply saddens us and marks an 'irreparable loss' to the spiritual world," Adityanath said on X.

The chief minister offered his tribute and extended his deepest condolences to Swami Smaranananda’s followers and family of the departed.

"May the departed saint find eternal peace at the divine abode, and may the Ramakrishna family find the strength to endure this significant loss,” he wrote on X.

रामकृष्ण मिशन के पूज्य अध्यक्ष स्वामी स्मरणानंद जी महाराज का निधन अत्यंत दुःखद और आध्यात्मिक जगत की अपूरणीय क्षति है।



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Swami Smaranananda, who was the 16th president of Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami Vivekananda, was admitted to Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan in Kolkata on January 29 th due to an infection, which subsequently led to respiratory complications.

His condition worsened, requiring ventilator support from March 3 onwards, and he passed away last night.