New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his condolences on the death of Joseph Mar Thoma, the spiritual head of the Marthoma Christian community.
In a condolence message on the death of Joseph Mar Thoma, the PM said, 'his Grace the Most Rev Dr Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan was a remarkable personality who served humanity and worked hard to improve the lives the poor and downtrodden. He was blessed with abundance of empathy and humility. His noble ideals will always be remembered. RIP.'
The PM recalled that a few months ago, he had the honour of addressing the 90th birthday celebrations of Dr Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan.
Joseph Mar Thoma was the spiritual head of the Marthoma Christian community since 2007.
The 90-year-old died in Thiruvalla (Pathanamthitta) district in Kerala in the early hours of Sunday.
Earlier in June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated celebrations on his 90th birth anniversary.
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