Kerala ministers visit 'insulted' Sringeri Math chief

Sringeri Math chief Swami was in Alappuzha as a guest of state government
Swami gave three apples, one each for ministers and one for Chief Minister
He was given a grand send-off with Police Guard of Honour

Kerala Ministers visit Singeri Math chief Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamy

A day after controversies regarding a minister removing the chair arranged for Sringeri Math head, two other state ministers visited the seer. Kerala PWD Minister G Sudhakaran and Finance Minister Thomas Issac met Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamy on Thursday.

The ministers sought darshan during Swami's visit to Alappuzha SDV Centenary Hall. Sudhakaran and Issac reached the venue much earlier and waited for the pontiff and were the first to get his darshan.

Swami's secretary felicitated the ministers with ponnada, and they offered fruits to the chief.

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On finishing darshan, Swami presented three apples to the ministers and said one was for the Chief Minister.

The Math chief visited Alappuzha as the guest of state government and was given a grand send-off with Police Guard of Honour.

Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran had courted controversy by removing a throne-like seat meant for the chief at a public function in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this week.

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