CAA: Spiritual guru offers to mediate between govt, protesters

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Press Trust of India Kottayam (Ker)
Last Updated : Feb 02 2020 | 10:15 PM IST

Renowned spiritual guru Sri M on Sunday expressed his willingness to mediate between the Centre and anti-CAA protesters.

Sri M, who was this year conferred with the Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order in spirituality, said he has conveyed to the central government his offer to mediate in the issue and was waiting for a response.

"Dialogue is a way to resolve all sorts of issues. I am ready to mediate," he told reporters here in response to a query on the possible role played by the spiritual gurus to solve the issues over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

Born as Mumtaz Ali in Thiruvananthapuram, Sri M wrote his memoir "Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master: A Yogi's Autobiography" and its sequel "The Journey Continues.

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First Published: Feb 02 2020 | 10:15 PM IST

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