Who was Shankracharya Swaroopanand

New Delhi: Swami Swaroopanad Saraswati, an Indian religious leader, died at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh’s Narainghpur on Sunday. He reportedly passed away due to age-related issues. He was famous as the President of Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad.

Jagatguru Shankaracharya celebrated his 95th birthday at Vrindavan in 2018. According to reports, his last rite will be performed on Monday.

In 1950 his guru Brahmananda made him a Dandi Sanyasi.He beacme president of Akhil Bhartiya Ram Rajya Parishad which was formed by Swami Karpatriji.

He was not only a Hindu leader but he had strong opinion on various issues which included Abrogation of Article 370 of Indian Constitution, cow and bull slaughter, women worshipping Shani.