The huge hall at Patanjali Yog Peeth, full to its capacity, echoed the refrain: "May God bless you with position of Prime Minister". Saints gathered from different parts of the nation, showered blessings on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who attended the inaugural ceremony of Acharyakulam as chief guest.
As Narendra Modi reached the dais, a huge crowd gave him a standing ovation. 'Narendra Modi jindabad, Narendra Modi jindabad' filled the air. In the midst of slogan shouting, Modi proceeded and took his seat. Saint Morari Bapu was sitting in his right followed by Baba Ramdev in left.
One by one, the saints started giving blessings to Modi. Some of the saints defined him as a 'fakeer without saffron', while others compared him with Vivekanand. Every saint tried to underline that Narendra Modi elevated to the post of Chief Minister from a son of a tea seller.
Everybody eulogised his simplicity. A saint said that around 150 years ago, Ramkrishna Paramhansa called Narendra and directed him to work for the cause of nation. Incidentally, today the saint community was looking at Narendra who had dedicated his life for the nation.
He said that the Narendra also lived a simple life. The saints blessed Narendra Modi and appealed to him to come forward for taking responsibility of serving the nation. Saints said that they feel that the nation needed a leader like Narendra Modi in order to ensure development.
Saints said that it was Narendra Modi who could bring back past glory of the nation. Saints also expressed concern over rising incidents of crime against women. They said that to eliminate all these evils, Modi was necessity and people should support him.
Saints also raised concern over rising tendency of consumerism among the youths and held present education system responsible for it.
They said that there was need to develop an education that inculcated values in them. They expressed hope that the Acharyakulam would serve the purpose.
Yogi Adityanath, BJP MP from Gorakhpur, also addressed the gathering. He underlined presence of Narendra Modi among the saints was very important. In his short speech, the BJP MP didn't tell much. He spoke merely for two minutes and concluded his speech with Jai Sri Ram.
Krishnamani Ji said that he was blessing Narendra Modi with success and taking forward the nation under his leadership. Saint Morari Bapu, Saint Ramesh Bhai Ojhai and a number of saints from different parts, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, extended their blessings to Modi.