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Mamata condoles Kanchi Shankaracharya's demise

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed sadness at the demise of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi.

"Saddened at the Mahasamadhi of Kanchi Acharya Pujya Jayendra Saraswati ji", she said in a tweet.

Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th Shankaracharya of the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, passed away today following a cardiac arrest.

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First Published: Feb 28 2018 | 1:35 PM IST

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