CHANDIGARH, INDIA, June 13, 2006: Arya Samaj leader and former MP Swami Indervesh died in Rohtak district town of Haryana last night. He was 76. Swami Indervesh, who has remained associated with Arya Sabha, Haryana, and Sarvadeshik Arya Yuvak Parishad, breathed his last in the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Research (PGIMR). Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has expressed shock and grief over the death of the Swami who also served as the Chancellor of Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Hardwar. In a condolence message, Mr Hooda said Swami Indervesh had launched a crusade to eradicate social evils and promote education, especially among women. The Swami ji, he said, would be long remembered for concerted efforts made by him to create a new social order. “In his death, the state has lost a great social reformer,” the Chief Minister added.
According to Swami Agnivesh, who considered Swami Indervesh his mentor, they had worked together for the Arya Samaj, bonded labor liberation and farmer’s welfare. The final rites were performed June 13 in Rohtak, Haryana, near Delhi. A memorial meeting was scheduled for June 17 in Delhi.