One-day fast on 'malicious' campaign against religious heads

[India News]: Chennai, Mar 12 : Devotees of the two Kanshi seers will observe a one-day fast tomorrow against the "systematic and malicious" campaign against Hindu religious heads, demanding withdrawal of cases against them Kanchi Kamakoti Akila Bharatha Devotees Forum and the VHP women's wing would observe the fast and a a group prayer would also be held, Janata Party Tamil Nadu unit president V S Chandralekha told reporters here today.

Chandralekha alleged that a public disinformation campaign had been mounted against the seers and that "bogus" video clippings and interviews had been published to "discredit them", particularly by a Tamil weekly.

If the state government did not take legal action against the weekly by April 14, "we shall file a private complaint before the court", Chandralekha said.

She alleged that Jayendra Saraswathi's proximity to the Dalits and backward classes had angered some political parties and claimed that the people's anger would be reflected in the assembly polls next year. PTI