Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar mourns the demise of ex -Japanese PM

Hugely followed Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar mourned the demise of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. Taking on the micro-blogging site Twitter, he shared a few pictures with the late former prime minister who was touted as well-wisher of India and also tagged PMO India handle.

Shinzo Abe was a sincere seeker & admirer of spirituality. Along with his wife regularly practiced meditation & Sudarshan Kriya. He was associated with us for more than a decade. He sought to blend the ancient & the modern. His pragmatic leadership will be remembered. @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/LY3WbZ0hir

— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) July 8, 2022

It is to be noted that Japan's long-serving leader was shot and killed on Friday while delivering a campaign speech in the western city of Nara two days ahead of a national election.

A 41-year-old man shot at him from behind at around 11:30 am when he was speaking in front of the Yamato-Saidaiji railway station, police said. Abe, 67, collapsed to the ground after two shots were heard. He was rushed to a hospital with blood seen on his shirt, a news agency reported.

Tetsuya Yamagami, a resident of Nara, was arrested at the scene on suspicion for attempted murder, the police said. The suspect was formerly a member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.The local media has reported that a night vigil will be held on Monday and his funeral will be held on Tuesday.