Gujarat: Somnath Temple Trust Names PM Narendra Modi As Chairman
The Somnath Temple Trust, Gujarat on January 18 unanimously announced PM Narendra Modi as its chairman. The trust secretary PK Laheri said that the decision was taken after seeing PM Modi's "unparalleled" commitment towards the development of the Somnath Shrine. Earlier, the post fell vacant after former chairman and ex-Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel died in October 2020. The other trustees of the temple include BJP veteran LK Advani, Home Minister Amit Shah and businessman Neotia.