UDUPI: Sri Vishwaprasanna Thirtha Swamiji of Pejavar Adhokshaja mutt, who is on a tour of Tamil Nadu called on the governor Banwarilal Purohit in Chennai on Monday. The seer, also the trustee of Sri Ram Mandir Thirtha Kshetra Trust who held discussion regarding the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya that the autonomous 15-member trust will oversee, sought cooperation and participation of people of Tamil Nadu in this project.
The seer, who presented a written appeal to the governor in this regard, also invited him to come to Udupi at his convenience. The Governor who received the seer at the Raj Bhavan with honour and also felicitated him expressed happiness that the seer was shouldering the onerous responsibilities of the mutt at his young age. The swamiji presented a shawl and an idol of Udupi Sri Krishna to the Governor on this occasion.
The governor said he has made it a practice to visit shrine of Lord Hanuman every Tuesday and obtain darshan. The devotion of Hanuman to Lord Ram, his valour and exploits are a source of inspiration to me, Purohit noted. Su Srinivasan, president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Tamil Nadu, Vishnumurthy Acharya, personal secretary to the swamiji, Krishna Bhat, Vasudev Bhat Perampalli, was present on this occasion.