Hounded on social media for his love affair with TV anchor Amrita Rai, 42, troubled AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh, 67, in search of much-needed comfort, called on the Shankaracharya of Jyotish and Dwarika peeths, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.

He reached the Shankaracharya's ashram in MP's Narsinghpur district in the small hours of May 11 and remained seated beneath the seer's feet with folded hands and closed eyes for more than 30 minutes.

Digvijaya, a staunch follower of Swami Swaroopanand, met his guru after coming to know that the seer was unhappy with his relationship with Rai.

Digvijaya Singh with Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati. Digvijaya Singh with Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.

As expected, the Shankaracharya chided and AICC general secretary repented and asked for forgiveness over the issue in a bid to mollify his spiritual guru. He also prayed to him for mental solace, sources close to the pontiff said.

Before visiting the seer, Digvijaya, who was once a prolific user of social media, told mediapersons in Bhopal that the same medium has turned anti-social. He said that the RSS and the BJP were running a smear campaign against him over his relationship with Rai in the social media.