Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati on Sunday passed away at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh. The Hindu religious leader breathed his last at Shridham Jhoteshwar Ashram District in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur at 3.30 p.m.

Rajya Sabha member Parimalbhai Nathwani has condoled the passing away of Dwarka and Badrinath peeth Shankaracharya Swami Saroopanand Saraswati Maharaj. Nathwani described Swaroopanand ji as his margdarshak and stated that he is deeply pained due to departure of his guide Swami ji to Devlok. Nathwani further in his tweet stated that entire Sanatan Dharma and Dwarka town are mourning over this departure. A 99-year old Shankaracharya passed away today in Madhya Pradesh due to heart attack after prolonged illness.

Dhanraj Nathwani, Trustee of Dwarka Devasthan Trust has also condoled the passing away of Swaroopanand Saraswati. In a tweet he stated: Deeply saddened by the demise of Dwipithadhishwar AnantShriVibhushit Jagadguru Param Pujya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswatiji Maharaj. Just last month, he had turned 100. A spiritual guiding light to many like me, his loss will be deeply mourned by #Dwarka & all his followers.