New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep pain at the death of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh on Saturday. Modi said that coming generations will remain forever grateful to him for his contributions towards India’s Cultural Regeneration.

Modi spoke to Singh’s son Rajveer Singh, a MP of the BJP, to convey his condolences. Modi said he was saddened beyond words at his demise. Kalyan Singh was firmly rooted in Indian values and took pride in its centuries-old traditions; he said and lauded him as a statesman, veteran administrator, grassroots level leader and great human.