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UP CM Yogi meets his mother during visit to his ancestral village in Uttarakhand | PICS

Though Yogi has been coming to Uttarakhand to attend political programmes and address public meetings, it is for the first time that he has visited his ancestral village.

Reported by: PTI Dehradun Published : May 03, 2022 23:26 IST, Updated : May 03, 2022 23:26 IST
Yogi first spoke to the younger members of his family and
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Yogi first spoke to the younger members of his family and distributed chocolates to them.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met his mother Savitri Devi on Tuesday while visiting his ancestral village Panchur in Uttarakhand. Adityanath is visiting his native village in Pauri distrct for the first time after becoming the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh . 

He shared a picture on Twitter where he can be seen touching his mother's feet and seeking her blessings. 

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister had not been able to attend even the funeral of his father Anand Bisth on April 21, 2020 in Haridwar, following his death in AIIMS, New Delhi a day

"I had the ardent wish to get a glimpse of my father at the final moment. However, following a sense of duty towards the state's 23 crore people during the COVID-19 pandemic, I could not do so," the chief minister had said, ruing his inability to attend his father’s funeral. "Adityanath, in fact, visited his village for the first time in several years to attend any family function there,” an official said.

India Tv - Yogi will spend the night in his village and attend the hair tonsure ceremony of his nephew on Wednesday.

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Yogi will spend the night in his village and attend the hair tonsure ceremony of his nephew on Wednesday.

Though Yogi has been coming to Uttarakhand to attend political programmes and address public meetings, it is for the first time that he has visited his ancestral village. He will spend the night in his village and attend the hair tonsure ceremony of his nephew on Wednesday.

Surrounded by his relatives and acquaintances from neighbouring villages soon after arrival, Yogi first spoke to the younger members of his family and distributed chocolates to them. The chief minister earlier became emotional while unveiling a statue of his spiritual guru Mahant Avaidyanath at Mahayogi Guru Goarkahnath Government College, Bidhyani, Yamkeshwar.

India Tv - Yogi first spoke to the younger members of his family and distributed chocolates to them.

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Yogi first spoke to the younger members of his family and distributed chocolates to them.

In his address at the function, he said he felt proud while unveiling the statue of his spiritual guru at the place where he was born but could not visit it after 1940. Adityanath also honoured his school teachers by offering them each a shawl at the function and remembered those who were no more.

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