62 year old Nirankari Mission Chief, Baba Hardev died in a car accident in Canada. He was there to attend some spiritual meetings regarding to the Nirankari International Samagam (NIS) to be held in Canada’s Toronto.
Baba Hardev’s death is a great loss for the humanity. Announcement of this unfortunate demise was made by Sant Nirankari Manda. They stated that, “With profound pain and sorrow, this is to inform all that His Holiness Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj has merged into this Almighty God. He was travelling in a car in Canada which met with a serious accident at about 5 am (IST) today”
Kirpa Sagar, Member in charge of the Mandal, added saying, “Further details will be conveyed as soon as it is finalized.
In the meantime, Sant Nirankari Mandal has urged all the devotees not to rush to Delhi or to the headquarters of the Mission,”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter to express his sadness after hearing this news.
Baba Hardev Singh’s demise is tragic & a great loss to the spiritual world. My thoughts are with his countless followers in this sad time.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 13, 2016
Along with him, other political leaders have also shared their condolences on Twitter.
Baba Hardev Singh’s demise is a huge loss to the Nirankari Mission. May God give his followers the strength to bear the pain of this tragedy
— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) May 13, 2016
Deeply shocked & pained on Baba Hardev Singh ji’s demise. May the Almighty grant strength to his followers in this hour of grief. — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 13, 2016