Swami Rithambharananda elected Sivagiri Mutt president; Visudhananda is general secretary

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 6 (UNI) Swami Rithambharananda has been elected president of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust, which administers the Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala, following a closely contested election among the newly constituted 11-member governing board. Swami Visudhananda has been elected general secretary, while Swami Saradananda has retained the post of treasurer. The new office-bearers were elected on Friday after all 11 members of the trust board took the oath of office at Sivagiri. Outgoing president Swami Satchidananda administered the oath. The newly inducted members subsequently offered prayers at the Maha Samadhi of Sree Narayana Guru before convening the meeting…