"Mumtaz Ali, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru today. It was a courtesy call," an official release said.
Ali has written 'Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master (A Yogi's Autobiography), under the name Shri M. It depicts the journey of a young man from the southern coast of the country to the mystical Himalayan heights.
Ali is currently travelling the country on foot, for the cause of the "oneness of humanity," the release said.