Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy took a special flight to Visakhapatnam on Tuesday to seek the blessings of spiritual guru Swamy Swaroopanandendra Saraswati for ruling the state without any hurdles, a YSR Congress leader said. A devout Christian, Jagan sported traditional dhoti and kurta as per Hindu traditions before stepping into the ashram. By that time, the seer had been in the news for his strong criticism of then chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu for ordering demolition of certain temples as part of road widening in Vijayawada. At Rishikesh, Swaroopanandendra made Jagan perform certain pujas, besides offering “pinda pradan” for his father late Y S Rajasekhar Reddy. The YSRC went on to achieve a huge victory in the assembly elections winning 151 out of 175 assembly seats.

Source: Hindustan Times June 04, 2019 12:56 UTC