False Allegation about Kanchi seer Nepal fly

Publication: Media Centre, Chennai

There was an allegation that Sankaracharaya is likely to flee to Nepal, and he is making arrangements to leave India from Pune by special aircraft. In this context, the procedure that should be followed towards take off any private aircraft is as follows:

a) Prior permission should be obtained from Air Trarric Control (ATC) for any proposed take off of any private aircraft.

b) Prior permission should be obtained from Defence Authorities for any such takeoff of private aircraft.

The reasons for the above mentioned clearance is to ensure that there is free air traffic and to check the security and other agencies, regarding the passenger of such aircraft and the destination where it reaches. If such permission was not obtained such aircraft would be bought down forcefully or shot down by the military person.

No such permission was sought for from any quarters and the Pune police was not informed of this fact or neither any permission was sought for for such proposed fly over to Nepal from Pune before the concerned authorities.

There is an allegation by the Prosecution that Swamyji was preparing to flee to Nepal from Pune as stated by the public prosecutor in the court.. In this context the Tamilnadu Police should have sought information from the Pune police whether such information is true. The statement made by the Pune Commissioner Mr D.N.Jadhav that the Pune Police have no idea whatsoever about any probable plan of the Swamyji about the escape to Nepal and that no police quarter from Tamilnadu ever visited Pune in this regard would show that the police is only trying to the pre-judice the mind of the public and the Court to scuttle the moves of Swamyji from getting bail.

This statement was made by Mr. D.N.Jadhav, Commissioner of Police, Pune in an English Daily namely The Hitavada on 18th November, 2004.

But it is evident that the public prosecutor by making such statement before the court really prejudice the mind of the court not only in the matter relating to the grant of bail but also prevented the court from taking a sympathetic view by lodging the swamyji in a guest house.