Days after mocking the hunt for gold at a fort in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday expressed his regard for the seer who dreamt of treasure at the excavation site.

"Sant Shobhan Sarkar ke prati anek varsho se lakho logo ki shraddha judi hui hai. Main unki tapasya aur tyag ko pranam karta hu (lakhs of people have reposed faith in seer Shobhan Sarkar over last many years. I salute his austerity and renunciation)," Modi said in a tweet.