Bengaluru, May 10 -- Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming India by reducing poverty and improving cleanliness through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

PM Modi attended the 45th anniversary celebration of 'The Art of Living' and the 70th birthday celebrations of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Sunday.

While addressing the gathering, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar credited PM Modi for being a driving force in transforming India through the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. He also praised the Prime Minister for strengthening safety and stability by ending the "Red Terror" and reducing violence in the country.

"You (PM Modi) gave a new identity to the country by raising it from poverty, dir...