NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI)
The Sangh Parivar, including the BJP, today slammed the arrest of Junior Shankaracharya of Kanchi Vijayendra Saraswati, terming it as an attempt by the Tamil Nadu Government to takeover the Kanchi Mutt.
"With the Senior Pontiff Jayendra Saraswati prevented by the Supreme Court from entering the Kanchi Mutt and the arrest of the Junior Pontiff, there is now a vacuum in the management of the Mutt. It is clear the state government's motive is to take over the Kanchi Mutt and install a puppet," BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said.
He said the verdict of the Supreme Court granting bail to the seer "for lack of evidence was beyond the tolerance of the prosecution".
Senior party leader Sushma Swaraj, who has been deputed to receive the Senior Pontiff on his release from Vellore jail, would be giving her assessment of the situation on her return and the party would decide on its future course of action thereafter, Joshi said.
A BJP delegation including former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and expressed concern over the developments.
VHP leader Acharya Giriraj Kishore said "the state Government's action is not aimed at just pleasing the minorities but also aimed at appointing a person of its choice to take advantage of Mutt's vast resources".
Describing the arrest as "malafide, vindictive and propelled by hatred", RSS spokesman Ram Madhav said it was an open challenge to the Hindu society and the Sangh would "do its best" to mobilise the majority community to accept it.
Monday, January 10, 2005
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