NEW DELHI: Shankaracharya Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi the 69th Guru and head of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham passed away on Wednesday, in a private hospital at Kancheepuram, confirmed doctors. He was 82.
. The official twitor handle of ANI informed as saying,”Kanchi Mutt head Jayendra Saraswathi passes away at the age of 82,” ANI tweeted.
The Shankaracharya was admitted in a hospital on Wednesday morning in a critical state.
In mid-January, he was admitted in a hospital after in trouble at the math due to breathlessness, said media reports. The Shankaracharya had visited Delhi in November 2017 when he had no severe health issues.
It was said to be taken early in the day to ABC Hospital in the Kancheepuram town.
The immediate reason for his death is not clear yet, but he was said to be not keeping well for last few days.
Jayendra Saraswathi was the 69th Guru of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, which was established by Adi Shankaracharya in the Fifth Century AD. Saraswathi was named by Chandrasekhara Swamigal, who was also known as Periyavar, as his successor in 1954.
