Spiritual leader JP Vaswani dies a month before 100th birthday
: Dada JP Vaswani, spiritual leader and head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, died in Pune on Thursday morning ahead of his 100th birthday next month.
“0901hrs IST July 12 2018, on sacred Guruvaar day, our Beloved Revered Dada JP Vaswani passes on, from the seen to the unseen. Ever-loving, evergiving, may he continue to bless us from the beyond,” the mission tweeted.
The mortal remains of JP Vaswani, known for promoting vegetarianism and animal rights, have been kept at the mission till Friday, for followers to pay their last respect.
JP Vaswani was born on August 2, 1918 in a pious Sindhi family in Hyderabad in Pakistan’s Sindh.
JP Vaswani wrote over 150 on spirituality and selfhelp and was invited to speak at numerous venues including the British House of Commons, and the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nation.
“For last few days, he was admitted to the city-based private hospital and was discharged on Wednesday night,” one of the Mission members said.
The mission was planning a big celebration on Vaswani’s 100th birthday in August. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expected to attend the celebrations.
PM Modi, considered close to Vaswani, visited the mission for the first time in 2013, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.
Expressing his condolences, Prime Minister Modi shared a photo with the spiritual leader and tweeted: “I am saddened beyond words on the passing away of Dada JP Vaswani. He lived for society and served the poor and needy with compassion. Blessed with immense wisdom, he was passionate about educating the girl child, cleanliness and furthering peace as well as brotherhood.”
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani was among those who frequently visited JP Vaswani’s Sadhu Vaswani Mission.
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