PM Narendra Modi appointed as Chairman of Gujarat’s Somnath Temple Trust
PM Narendra Modi appointed as Chairman of Gujarat’s Somnath Temple Trust
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been appointed as the new chairman of the Shree Somnath Trust (SST), the religious body which manages and maintains the famous Somnath Temple, situated near Veravalat at Prabhas Patan town of Gir-Somnath district in Gujarat.
➖PM Modi is the only second Prime Minister to hold the post, after Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
➖The post of chairman of the trust was vacant following the death of Keshubhai Patel, former chief minister of Gujarat, in October 2020, who served as the chairman for 16 years (2004-2020).
➖Apart from PM Modi, other members of the trust includes:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah,
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani,
Harshvardhan Neotia– chairman of Kolkata-based construction major Ambuja Neotia Goup,
Pravin Laheri- , retired chief secretary of Gujarat and
Jeevan Parmar- retired professor of Sanskrit in Veraval.
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