In a post on X, the PM said: "Met Mahamandaleshwar Swami Shantigiri Maharaj in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. He has been at the forefront of numerous community service efforts and has been working to empower the poor and downtrodden."
Amid the voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, an independent candidate from Nashik, Shantigiri Maharaj, put garland over the voting machine after casting his vote at a polling booth in the constituency on Monday.