Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the holy shrine and ‘Mahasamadhi’ of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday and paid obeisance and respect. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan were also present with PM Modi.
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi held a roadshow on his way to Puttaparthi to participate in the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. People gathered in large numbers to welcome PM Modi.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, Prime Minister Modi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Union Ministers Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, G Kishan Reddy and others were seen attending the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Sathyaparthi Baba in the city.
The area was secured with barricades and police were deployed to ensure security and protocol during the Prime Minister’s visit.
Complete schedule of PM Modi
According to an official PMO statement, PM Modi attended the centenary celebrations of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
On this occasion, he was to release a commemorative coin and stamp set honoring the life, teachings and lasting legacy of Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. He will also address the gathering during the program.
The Prime Minister was then expected to travel to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit at around 1.30 pm.
The summit will focus on creating market linkages for farmer and producer organizations and rural entrepreneurs while showcasing innovations in organic inputs, agro-processing, eco-friendly packaging and home technologies.
More than 50,000 farmers, organic farming practitioners, scientists, organic input suppliers, vendors and stakeholders from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh will participate in the summit.
Who was Sri Sathya Sai Baba?
Sri Sathya Sai Baba was one of the most revered spiritual teachers and had millions of people around the world.
He was born as Sathyanarayana Raju on 23 November 1926 in the village of Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh. He died on April 24, 2011, aged 84.
Born in 1926, Sri Sathya Sai Baba claimed to be Shirdi Baba come again, according to the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences.
