TN CM condoles death of Sri Ranganathaswamy temple pontiff

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Jul 12 2018 | 4:15 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today condoled the death of the chief pontiff of Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Tiruchirappalli district.

In a message, the Chief Minister recalled that Sri Ranga Narayana Jeeyar had started off as a priest of a temple in Coimbatore, before going on to become the 50th jeeyar of the temple in Srirangam.

In a statement, Palaniswami expressed his sympathies to the disciples of the jeeyar and others associated with him and prayed that the "soul of Sri Ranga Narayana Jeeyar reaches the Holy abode."

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First Published: Jul 12 2018 | 4:15 PM IST

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