President Kovind visits AP's Madanapalle ashram

Naveen S Garewal 
Tribune News Service 
Hyderabad, February 8

President of India Ram Nath Kovind visited The Satsang Foundation Ashram for a private interaction with Sri M—a spiritual Teacher, social reformer and educationist, based in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

The President spent personal time with Sri M at the Sri Guru Babaji’s shrine from where he later went on to inaugurate the Yogashala of the Bharat Yoga Vidya Kendra and interacted with the students of the first Yoga Teacher Training program being held at the premises.

President Kovind said when he heard about Sri M, he requested him to teach Kriya Yoga and found that it was a comprehensive and holistic discipline for the elevation of the mind as well as to keep physically fit.

During the walking tour of the ashram, the President attended the Aarti at the Temple on the premises and planted a Peepal tree. Thereafter, The President unveiled the foundation stone of Swaasthya Hospitals, an initiative of The Satsang Foundation.

The Satsang Foundation, founded by Sri M in 1994 runs on the principles of “service, community welfare, and welfare of all living beings”. The Foundations also has had former President Dr. Abdul J Kalam visit here in December 2006.