New Delhi: Controversial Godman Chandraswami died yesterday after suffering a stroke. Doctors at the Apollo Hospital said the 66-year-old’s condition deteriorated despite their best efforts. Spiritual leader Jagadacharya Chandraswami had been ailing for some time. He recently suffered a stroke and later developed multi-organ failure.
Chandraswami shot to fame for his purported skills in astrology and his association with former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao shot him into the limelight. He was widely known as Rao’s spiritual adviser. Soon after Rao was made the PM, Chandraswami built the Vishwa Dharmayatan Sanathan Ashram in New Delhi. The land was reportedly allotted to Chandraswami by former PM Indira Gandhi.
