Ahmedabad, Saturday: Swami Brahmayoganand of Chennai-based Yogashanti Gurukul of Tamil Nadu today hailed Gujarat for leading a spiritual movement in India, praised Gujarat Chief Minister Nar endra Modi for his vision as the leader of the third movement for development in India.

The swami, leading a group of 54 trainees, on a courtesy call on the Chief Minister, held a detailed discussion on revival of new India. The group will p articipate in a five-day spiritual camp at Somnath Teerth to spread the Gujarat Chief Minister’s message for good governance. The swami s aid that Gujarat model should serve as a beckon light to take the nation out of an atmosphere of gloom.

Mr. Modi, blessed by the swami, gave details of steps being taken for revitalizing education and culture in Gujarat, taking all along for the development of the state. He said that Hindu culture is above narrow parochialism as it preaches welfare of the entire world. He gave details of Swami Vivekanand’s yearlong 150th birth anniversary to be celebrated in Gujarat from January 12, 2012.