Swami referred to Shri Narendra Modi as future Prime Minister in 2004 itself!
From http://www.ssso.net/pnews-2014/modi.htm:
Below is Shri.Narendra Modi's Guestbook entry after his Interview with Swami on 7th November 2003...
This holy place is a wonderful blend of wisdom, faith and science, covering within itself, all the beliefs and faiths of the world.
[Ravi: I think the above sentence is a wonderful tribute to Prasanthi Nilayam (Puttaparthi ashram), and I tend to agree with it.]
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The article refers to a link in Shri Narendra Modi's website which covers Modi's visit to pay respects at Bhagawan's Mahasamadhi in April 2011 (when Swami gave up His body): http://www.narendramodi.in/honble-cm-joins-mourners-at-prasanthi-nilayam-to-pay-his-last-homage-to-sathya-sai-baba/. I have reproduced the short text content there (Modi's website) (the link has a photo of Modi paying respects too):
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today (April 26th 2011) joined the bereaved family members of the late Sathya Sai Baba and offered flowers at the mortal remains of the spiritual leader at Prasanthi Nilayam.
Mr. Modi who had nearly 30 years’ association with Sathya Sai Baba also met and consoled those close to him including his nephew Ratnakar.
While the world as well as Gujarat is deeply mourning his death, the Chief Minister said the Baba would continue to inspire and guide the mankind to walk on the path of selfless service.
Paying his last homage to departed soul, Mr. Modi said, the Baba has won people’s heart with his humility, serving the poor, curing the sick and spreading mass education. He has introduced the great Indian culture and spirituality to the world.
Mr. Modi said he was greatly influenced by the life of Sathya Sai Baba and he considered himself fortunate to have received his blessings for serving the poor. He said that serving the poor could be the best and biggest tribute to the departed soul.
[Ravi: I think it will be truly wonderful if Honourable PM-designate Shri Narendra Modi uses Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's holistic, multi-religion and humanist approach, with Baba's stress on humble and loving service to humanity, especially its poor, as a way to ennoble oneself and "get closer" to the one and only divine reality which religions refer to as God. (Baba teaches that we are all divine but we mistake ourselves to be this human mind-body complex - so "get closer" is a euphemism to unveiling Maya and knowing our ultimate reality which is already very, very close to us as it is (in) the deepest/innermost part of our very being). Even the most ardent critics of Sathya Sai Baba cannot deny that the Puttaparthi model of service to humanity, especially its poor, with hospitals, including superspeciality hospitals offering free service, and its free drinking water project (now managed by AP govt.) in many parts of Anantapur district and elsewhere, does not discriminate against people on the basis of religion or non-religion, and so has been almost universally accepted as a benign influence on a multi-cultural, multi-religion and multi-ethnic society at large, in India and the world.]
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Ravi: Towards the end of the article (ssso.net article) a tweet from Shri Arun K., who used to do personal service to Bhagawan (and who I am acquainted with as I offered Seva for a couple of months in late 2002 at the place where he was working in Prasanthi Nilayam ashram (at Puttaparthi)), is reproduced. Here's the very interesting part of the tweet, "My mind races back to 2004, when Modi came to see Swami and just after the meeting, Swami called me and said 'future Prime Minster Saar' ... I did not believe it then ..."
[Ravi: Wow! So Swami saw it clearly then. It is just awesome how Swami could see the future events in people's lives. Just like that! I wonder whether Swami told Modi about it. If so, then even if Modi did not believe it then, a part of his mind would have got alerted to the possibility and consciously and/or unconsciously got prepared for that role.]
Below is Shri.Narendra Modi's Guestbook entry after his Interview with Swami on 7th November 2003...
This holy place is a wonderful blend of wisdom, faith and science, covering within itself, all the beliefs and faiths of the world.
[Ravi: I think the above sentence is a wonderful tribute to Prasanthi Nilayam (Puttaparthi ashram), and I tend to agree with it.]
...
The article refers to a link in Shri Narendra Modi's website which covers Modi's visit to pay respects at Bhagawan's Mahasamadhi in April 2011 (when Swami gave up His body): http://www.narendramodi.in/honble-cm-joins-mourners-at-prasanthi-nilayam-to-pay-his-last-homage-to-sathya-sai-baba/. I have reproduced the short text content there (Modi's website) (the link has a photo of Modi paying respects too):
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today (April 26th 2011) joined the bereaved family members of the late Sathya Sai Baba and offered flowers at the mortal remains of the spiritual leader at Prasanthi Nilayam.
Mr. Modi who had nearly 30 years’ association with Sathya Sai Baba also met and consoled those close to him including his nephew Ratnakar.
While the world as well as Gujarat is deeply mourning his death, the Chief Minister said the Baba would continue to inspire and guide the mankind to walk on the path of selfless service.
Paying his last homage to departed soul, Mr. Modi said, the Baba has won people’s heart with his humility, serving the poor, curing the sick and spreading mass education. He has introduced the great Indian culture and spirituality to the world.
Mr. Modi said he was greatly influenced by the life of Sathya Sai Baba and he considered himself fortunate to have received his blessings for serving the poor. He said that serving the poor could be the best and biggest tribute to the departed soul.
[Ravi: I think it will be truly wonderful if Honourable PM-designate Shri Narendra Modi uses Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's holistic, multi-religion and humanist approach, with Baba's stress on humble and loving service to humanity, especially its poor, as a way to ennoble oneself and "get closer" to the one and only divine reality which religions refer to as God. (Baba teaches that we are all divine but we mistake ourselves to be this human mind-body complex - so "get closer" is a euphemism to unveiling Maya and knowing our ultimate reality which is already very, very close to us as it is (in) the deepest/innermost part of our very being). Even the most ardent critics of Sathya Sai Baba cannot deny that the Puttaparthi model of service to humanity, especially its poor, with hospitals, including superspeciality hospitals offering free service, and its free drinking water project (now managed by AP govt.) in many parts of Anantapur district and elsewhere, does not discriminate against people on the basis of religion or non-religion, and so has been almost universally accepted as a benign influence on a multi-cultural, multi-religion and multi-ethnic society at large, in India and the world.]
--- end Modi website extract ---
Ravi: Towards the end of the article (ssso.net article) a tweet from Shri Arun K., who used to do personal service to Bhagawan (and who I am acquainted with as I offered Seva for a couple of months in late 2002 at the place where he was working in Prasanthi Nilayam ashram (at Puttaparthi)), is reproduced. Here's the very interesting part of the tweet, "My mind races back to 2004, when Modi came to see Swami and just after the meeting, Swami called me and said 'future Prime Minster Saar' ... I did not believe it then ..."
[Ravi: Wow! So Swami saw it clearly then. It is just awesome how Swami could see the future events in people's lives. Just like that! I wonder whether Swami told Modi about it. If so, then even if Modi did not believe it then, a part of his mind would have got alerted to the possibility and consciously and/or unconsciously got prepared for that role.]
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