India, Feb. 12 -- Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, died on Wednesday at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) Lucknow, said a press statement issued by the institute.

The 83-year-old priest was admitted to the hospital on February 3 after he suffered a brain stroke.

"Satyendra Das ji, chief Priest of Ram Mandir Ayodhya, breathed his last today. He was admitted to HDU (High Dependency Unit) of the Neurology ward on February 3 with a stroke in critical condition," the hospital said.

A day after Acharya Satyendra Das suffered a brain stroke, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met the ailing priest at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science...