A TIME TO FIGHT BACK. THE FIGHT IS ON!!

by Kalidasan

This is a time of great stress for the followers of the Hindu religion, indeed the Hindu way of life. Tamil Nadu is the worst place for this to happen because in recent decades, the Dravidians of this State have taken upon themselves to pronounce judgements against the Brahmins who have lived there for quite a long, long time. Brahmins have since left the State in droves for plenty of reasons, one of which is the basic fact that it is simply too dangerous to live there.

I have often questioned how HIS HOLINESS - THE SHANKARACHARYA OF KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETHAM, SRI SRI SRI JAYENDRA SARASWATI SWAMIGAL has thought it fit to continue to function from Tamil Nadu. I have never questioned HIS HOLINESS directly, but i have asked others when the topic comes up and the answer has always been that it has been tradition. Brahmins are disliked in this state where the people appear to well educated but are crass and lowly in their dealings with others who they recognize to be Brahmins or out of state. I have never had a pleasant experience there and despite being born there, i do not care much for that state. It is therefore an irony that a Brahmin like Jayalalitha gets to rule over the Dravidians who shamelessly worship her like a demi-god. These same Dravidians then turn around and curse Brahmins and of course our Periavaal. But, in our wildest dreams, we could not have expected this woman of suspect moral character to take such lowly a step of arresting our Periavaal and then putting him up in Jail like a common criminal.

Their initial charge of murder is unproven and will never be proven now that the criminals involved have retracted their statements. The Tamil Nadu government is throwing a lot of mud at HIS HOLINESS hoping that some of that will stick. They have roped in an unsuspecting out of stater - Mr. Tulsi to prosecute their case in court. They know only too well that most if not all North Indians have little idea as to how the jokers in politics in this state really function. A lot of feinting happens and all of it is show and the DMK and AIADMK keep each other happy through this idiotic process. Karunanidhi and his henchmen disrobe [albeit partially] the then out of power Jayalalitha and she returns the favor by dragging Karunanidhi in the middle of night shouting from his bed. Turns out that this fellow was putting on a show and the police obliged. The disrobing incident raised few eyebrows. North Indians do not understand that the police have long become totally subservient servants of the politicians and not the public that they are supposed to serve. They have mastered the art of dancing a wierd game where they know that the actors take their turns with power and the way they execute their jobs will ensure that they do not become roadkill in the process. Such is the nature of the beast.

This peculiarity of Tamil Nadu politics which really won't be ever completely understood outside that woe-begotten state is that both sides are really happy with this arrangment. One side can never completely wipe out the other and each gets enough opportunity to heap so called humiliation to the other side when the opportunity presents itself. Therefore, as Mr. Tulsi will NOT understand, this game actually presents a sense of satisfaction to the perpetrator who gets some kind of orgasmic pleasure out of this. The victim suffers in some manner fitting the situation of the moment and then retaliates in like manner just enough to be able to pull back without striking completely. The police happily oblige and in most cases, the media sadly obliges too. The problem is that Jayalalitha decided that OUR HOLINESS was fair game too and for reasons best known to her, felt that HIS HOLINESS should become part of this game. In her warped mind, she thought that the events would follow their own course, the police would oblige in their own predictable way, the media would pour on the thick sleaze and the people would recognize the game for what it is and offer no resistance and life would return to normal after some time. Unfortunately, she has miscalculated miserably in this particular instance and she will live to rue the day she took the decision to humiliate HIS HOLINESS.

HIS HOLINESS in essence is not a Brahmin, at least not any more. He is a Sanyasin, one who has transcended Brahminhood and gone on to the next level and therefore now, a true and most highly respected representative of Hinduism. It might be true that in a manner similar to temples all across Tamil Nadu and indeed all across India, the Kanchi Matham is a holy place that makes it easier for Brahmins to obtain access but that is hardly something that can be considered a good enough reason to try to destroy the very foundations of a great religion. Caste is a socio-economic, political and religious problem that will take a lot of time to transcend, but this is hardly the time or place to attempt to use that as an excuse to destroy the good name of the Matham and HIS HOLINESS.

It is all the more sad and regrettable that this particular SHANKARACHARYA - SRI SRI JAYENDRA SARASWATI SWAMIGAL is considered by Mr. Tulsi as the "noblest of Brahmins" because he has done much much more than anyone in recent living memory to further the cause of non-brahmins and the downtrodden. He has visited Harijan villages, interacted with the downtrodden non-brahmin community such as the Hindu Munnani and further their causes like no other JAGADGURU. He has fought for national integration and Hindu-Muslim unity. Mr. Tulsi is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time and as a Sikh, really has no locus standi to speak to Brahminism.

HIS HOLINESS would probably rank in Hindu History as likely the last progressive Hindu religious leader who took courageous steps to make the best of the current realities in the nation. Muslims invaded and occupied the country and then live side by side with us despite the creation of Pakistan. There was NO REASON for HIS HOLINESS to permit a Mosque to be built on Matham land. But HIS HOLINESS allowed this to happen for the sake of communal harmony. The Muslims did not for a moment consider it awkward and odd to build their Mosque on Hindu religious land and that too right opposite the very bastion of the Hindu religion. Instead they were full of grattitude, attended the samadhi of the PARAMACHARYA and are more vocal about the need to release our JAGADGURU than Hindu's themselves. The PARAMACHARYA was a walking GOD in his own right but mostly in a spiritual sense.

Our JAGADGURU - SRI SRI JAYENDRA SARASWATI SWAMIGAL is a walking GOD not only in a spiritual sense but more so in a contemporary socio, economic and religious setting that shows his true character that exudes tolerance of other faiths, other views and other values in a manner that is impossible for ordinary humans like you and me to fathom. Talk of a Muslim and the gut reaction is a memory of the Somnath Temple massacre of several centuries ago and therefore uncontrollable initial anger. Can you imagine a lesser mortal do all the things our JAGADGURU has done, with so much love and affection for the rival religious masses?

Sanyasa is a very tough thing to do. At the tender age of 19, HIS HOLINESS shed the material world as we know it and symbolically cut the sacred thread to signify the transcending of his Brahminical roots. Tried and tested methods for enhancing his spiritual, moral and emotional purity that has been handed down for thousands of years ensured that he is true to his calling. Lifetime celebacy is a very very tough thing to do, but has its very own rewards. Enormous spiritual power is obtained in an amazingly short period of time by remaining celibate and this transforms the entire human being. I will give you a hint. Abstain from sex for about three weeks [of course no masturbation either] and you will feel the slow and steady heat rising within you and the sudden explosion of a undescribable power will overcome your whole body with an awesome fury that is bound to surprise you. Think about doing this for a lifetime and you will begin to recognize why celibacy is so vital to true Sanyasa. Other aspects of Sanyasa such as eating just enough food [free of salt and spices] required to live would be impossible for ordinary mortals to continue for such an extended period of time. It simply just transforms the individual. Other aspects of Sanyasa such as eating just enough food [free of salt and spices] required to live would be impossible for ordinary mortals to continue for such an extended period of time. Having reached that new spiritual plane, it is just not possible for someone to step down that spiritual pedestal. It just does not happen.


By simply accusing HIS HOLINESS of a total untruth, Ms. Anuradha Ramanan has destroyed forever the coming generations of her offspring and all that follows. The cheap, fictional and unbelievable manner of her accusation makes her character a laughing stock. Unfortunately, the media is lapping it all up and distributing her version of imaginary events with total glee.The disturbing aspect to all of this is the slowly rising circulation of a rumor on the Internet about the lesbian relationship between Jayalalitha, her cohort - Sashikala and the hitherto unknown third member of that team - Ms. Anuradha Ramanan. Initially, i did not know that she was widowed, and therefore found it hard to believe that she could lead a bisexual life without being discovered by her husband. But, the rumor is that Sashikala forced Jayalalitha's hand during a bedtime conversation and the two of them then blackmailed Ms. Ramanan into providing more ammunition to the media by concocting a shoddy story.

Indian Lesbians by definition are unattactive females who find it necessary to satisfy their human needs by finding others with similar backgrounds and similar profiles. Would there be any reason to feel surprised that this triumvirate is a bunch of extremely obese, unattactive, self proclaimed high class Brahmin ladies by birth with remarkably similar looks? Ms. Ramanan claims that she decided to come out with this accusation simply because HIS HOLINESS is already involved in an ongoing criminal accusation. She claims that she waited 14 years out of respect to the Matham seat. Why did she come out with her accusation when the criminals originally booked for the murder started to recant their confessions and the police case was crumbling? If she was that interested in the welfare of the Matham, she should have understood by virtue of her education and her erudiction that now was not the time to uncover an old accusation that would make no difference to the original charge of murder except to muddy the waters further. I am sure that she knew and knows very well that this is a slanderous accusation that is likely to sway many undecided bhaktas simply because her reputation is ironically that of a decent lady and a decent writer.

This lady has refused to press charges, but that is totally beside the point. I am sure that India's laws are the laughing stock of the world, but i am sure that because our laws have their origins in English Common Law, there must be a Statute of Limitations or similar clause somewhere. You just cannot bring a 14 year old alleged incident out into the open, dump it on someone, especially someone as highly regarded as HIS HOLINESS and expect to file a charge as if it happened yesterday. This would never have happened in a western society such as the United States. If it had, Ms. Ramanan would have been sued so badly that she would live out the rest of her natural life in abject penury! I was shocked at the reaction of a lot of my friends who started to feel that the initial charge of murder paled in comparison to the new charge of voyuerism and illicit sex that had been levelled against HIS HOLINESS by a lady of seemingly upright upbringings. I was saddened considerably by the fact that this new accusation was eating into their peace of mind.

The lack of law and order in India and particularly in Tamil Nadu makes this all the more serious because there are no checks and balances. For instance, it should be easy to ascertain whether a magazine was really about to be published in 1992, why and whether that project got nixed in the bud and whether those alleged meetings really took place. HIS HOLINESS is an affable, gentle, kind and highly approachable person and it is ironic that this personality trait of HIS is probably the reason why a charge like this can be levelled against HIM. I recently visited HIS HOLINESS in August of this year with my wife and children and he posed for umpteen photographs with us.

I have released only one on this blog for reasons of privacy, but the fact remains that HIS BLESSINGS really count. My family and myself owe everything that we have today to the blessings that HIS HOLINESS showered on our family in 1977 and for that HE shall have our eternal grattitude. Everything that i have today - wife, gifted children, a six figure salary at a Fortune 100 firm in the United States, and peace of mind is due to the blessings of HIS HOLINESS. I feel helpless at times that i cannot do more for MY JAGADGURU - OUR JAGADGURU. This blog is one way of demonstrating my eternal grattitude to HIS HOLINESS and an opportunity to worship at HIS FEET.

I will continue to write about my reminiscences and hopefully touch a few hearts. I will intersperse with commentary such as this one in order to voice my opinion. Ultimately, as the "Tamil Nadu Game" unmistakably ends according to an oft repeated scripted routine, this thing will "go away" in the minds of those evil doers. But to you and me, this will be a memory of a lifetime - one that will not be easily washed away, if at all. Please join me in a holy crusade and do what ever you can to voice your opinion. Please post your comments, write on this blog, create your own blog, whatever, but participate. I am mulling over the creation of a website that will take donations for the sake of defending HIS HOLINESS if a court battle takes place. I think that this is highly unlikely although it is presented as a favored option for everyone. The reason is that it is one piece of the game that is not as well scripted as the other pieces and Jayalalitha understands that it will be too hot to carry that far. I hope that she does not remain in power to make that decision.

JAYA JAYA SHANKARA, HARA HARA SHANKARA. MAY GOD BLESS US ALL.