The founder of Hindu Vahini and seer from Sree Peetham in Andhra Pradesh, Swami Paripoornananda joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party president Amit Shah on Friday.
Paripoornananda said that he joined the party as a 'Karamyogi'. "It is a proud feeling that I will be a part of a party which is represented by the likes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Ram Madhav. I have joined BJP to serve the people of this nation," the seer told reporters.
Shah welcomed Paripoornananda in the party and said that "his inclusion in the BJP will help the party, particularly, in Telangana and Karnataka in a big way."
"It is a great delight. We welcome Swami Paripoornananda in the BJP. He has established himself in the Andhra Pradesh, Telangana through his social and religious work. Until now, Swamiji's blessings were with us, and, from now, he himself will be a part of the BJP. I am confident that Swamiji's inclusion will help BJP, particularly, in Telangana and Karnataka in a big way," Shah said.
On July 11, Paripoornananda was externed from Hyderabad for six months for making provocative comments against other communities. However, the Telangana High Court reversed the ban after the seer filed a petition.
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