For those who revered her, Mother Teresa’s elevation to the Catholic sainthood on Sunday came not a moment too soon. Those who knew Mother Teresa best, describe her as someone who loved fun, chocolate and icecream. “It is natural for every Indian to take pride in Mother Teresa’s canonisation,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said earlier this week. Mother Teresa could come across as an ascetic figure and as a strict task-mistress to those under her. She was, he said, “an eloquent witness to God's closeness to the poorest of the poor.”Those who knew Mother Teresa best, describe her as someone who loved fun, chocolate and icecream.

Source: The Hindu September 04, 2016 11:26 UTC