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'Educate farmers on importance of cow—Shankaracharya Madhavashram'
The Organiser, February 11, 2007
http://tinyurl.com/3bnhyh

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Saturday, February 24, 2007

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'SC dismisses Shankaracharya's case transfer plea'
Press Trust of India, Monday, January 22, 2007
http://tinyurl.com/225hht

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Saturday, February 17, 2007

PONDICHERRY: A court here has posted the Sankaramanan murder case, in which
the Kanchi seers Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi are the prime
accused, for further hearing on August 24.

Full story:

'Sankaramanan murder case posted to Aug 24'
Times of India, July 19, 2006
http://tinyurl.com/lxmmc

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, July 28, 2006

Read the full story:

'Kanchi Shankaracharya off the political map''

By Papri Sri Raman

http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=45321

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Thursday, April 20, 2006

'Probe ordered on Kanchi Seer's hoarding'
Chennai Online, Sunday, March 12, 2006

http://tinyurl.com/r5qge

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Thursday, March 16, 2006

'Kanchi Shankaracharya starts proceedings at SIES Rudram'

http://www.vashi2panvel.com/Navi-Mumbai-News/item/640

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Thursday, March 16, 2006

Mr Justice M Jeyapaul, who dismissed the petition filed by the seer, held that
the prayer for transfer was not sustainable.

'Kanchi Seer Plea For Transfer Not Sustainable: HC'

http://tinyurl.com/g7nse

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Thursday, March 16, 2006

'Away from prying eyes they pray'
By Renuka Narayanan
Kalavai, January 19, 2005
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1603132,001301410000.htm

'Unholy Mess'
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/611_0,001301410000.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Sunday, January 22, 2006

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed a Tamil Nadu court to defer framing of charges against the Kanchi Shankaracharya, his junior and others accusedin the murder of temple official A. Sankararaman.

Framing of charges against Shankaracharya, others deferred:
New Kerala, September 5, 2005
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=19951

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Times of India, June 6, 2005
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1136181.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Tuesday, June 14, 2005

New Delhi - Secular India was insensitive to a noble soul who is revered by millions of Hindus,' Gurumurthy said. 'Secular India is feeling threatened by traditional India. Secular India is proving a disaster for the country. Hindus will never get justice in India.'

Full story:

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jan/31guru.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Wednesday, February 02, 2005

A building contractor arrested in the Shankaracharya case has turned approver, giving a sensational twist to a murder trial that is already causing political tremors far beyond Tamil Nadu.

Full story:

http://www.newkerala.com/

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Wednesday, February 02, 2005

New Kerala, February 1, 2005

Police have charged that the mutt's accounts had been tampered with since the seer was arrested in November in connection with a murder. Police officials say pages from the ledger book were missing.

Full story:

http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=67470

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Wednesday, February 02, 2005

A day after one of the key accused agreed to turn an approver, police filed a charge sheet running into more than 1,800 pages in a Kanchipuram judicial magistrate's court.

Full report:

Web India

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, January 24, 2005

The Hindustan Times

VISHWA HINDU Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal has alleged that the real motive of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha was to capture the Kanchi Mutt, which had financial assets of over Rs 5,000 crore.

Full story:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1204778,0015002100020000.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Wednesday, January 19, 2005

The edifice of Kanchi Kamakoti Peeth, with strands of history, culture, tradition and spirituality woven into a tapestry spanning over 2,500 years, is sought to be demolished through the instrument of a "secular state" and the abetment by a section of the "secularists." While this vandalism reminiscent of blasting the Bamiyan Buddha is on, the self-proclaimed defenders of human rights and the "secular" parties, are conspicuous by their eloquent silence.

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Wednesday, January 19, 2005

The senior Shankaracharya was yet to be released when his junior, Vijendra Saraswati, who had performed the puja in his absence, was taken into custody. Said Sankaran, the Kanchi Mutt spokesman: ‘‘Usually the puja is performed in the morning, noon and evening. The idols are carried along if the Shankaracharya is travelling and he performs the pooja wherever possible. The three pujas can can be done at one go if it is not possible to do so in sessions.’’

On Tuesday, the idols were rushed to Kalavai where Jayendra Saraswati performed three marathon pujas at one go. ‘‘The 2,500-old tradition has been kept alive,’’ said the spokesman.

Full story:

http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=62611

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Wednesday, January 19, 2005

NEW DELHI - Chennai, Jan 10 : Vijayendra Saraswathi, the junior Shankaracharya of the Kanchipuram mutt, was arrested in Tamil Nadu Monday for alleged links to the murder of a temple official, hours after the Supreme Court ordered the release of his senior on bail.

A posse of Tamil Nadu policemen suddenly swooped on the mutt, or monastery, at Kanchipuram, about 70 km from here, at 5 p.m. and presented an arrest warrant to the religious leader.

As hundreds gathered in and outside the mutt to watch the dramatic arrest, the Shankaracharya was led away to the Kanchipuram court.

He was charged with being an accomplice in the murder of Kanchipuram temple official A. Sankararaman in September last year.

Full story:

http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=58133

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, January 10, 2005

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday finally granted bail to Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, who has been in a Tamil Nadu jail since Nov 11 on charges of ordering the murder of a detractor.

But the apex court told the pontiff not to visit his mutt, or monastery, at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu until investigations into the murder of A. Sankararaman were complete and to surrender his passport to the authorities.

Full story:

http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=58096

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, January 10, 2005

The special police team investigating the Sankararaman murder case on Tuesday questioned the junior Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Mutt, Vijayendra Saraswati, for three hours in Kanchipuram.Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati is the prime accused in the case.

The junior seer arrived at the headquarters of the team situated in the forest bungalow at 1100 IST. However, the police did not permit his van into the complex. They also refused to allow the seer's padukka (wooden footwear) and his traditional short stool inside.This caused tempers to run high among the seer's followers, who, along with the mutt's advocates, entered into an argument with the policemen.

A visibly agitated Vijayendra Saraswati pacified his followers and preferred to walk the stretch leading to the bungalow on bare foot.The traffic on the road outside the complex was disrupted for some time, as the mutt van that brought the seer drew several curious onlookers.The police later allowed the advocates to enter the bungalow with the padukka and the stool. They also let the van inside the complex.The junior seer has now be questioned twice in three days.

The police had first questioned him on December 26.

http://us.rediff.com/news/2004/dec/28kanchi.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Vadodara, December 25: Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s working president Ashok Singhal on Saturday alleged that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was behind the arrest of Kanchi seer Swami Jayendra Saraswati in the Sankararaman murder case.

Talking to reporters at the Vadodara airport, he said the Shankaracharya’s arrest was an example of how Sonia Gandhi was propogating Christianity in the country.

Full report:

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=111713

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, December 27, 2004

CHENNAI: Probe into a more than three-year-old apparent suicide by a real estate businessman and his family in Tamil Nadu has been handed over to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating murder charges against Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi.

Tamil Nadu Director General of Police I.K. Govind transferred Thursday the case of the July 15, 2001, suicide of Ramesh and his family to the jurisdiction of the SIT.

By transferring the Ramesh death case to the SIT, the Tamil Nadu police have formalised another investigation into real estate related deals in which they allege the Kanchipuram mutt and the seer are involved.

Full report:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/970410.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, December 27, 2004

NEW DELHI: Days after saying it was probing whether Godman Chandraswamy had financed the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the CBI on Monday claimed it has collected "lots of evidence" against him in the matter.

The CBI's statement was made before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravinder Dudeja, who rejected Chandraswamy's plea for permission to travel abroad after he went through a box full of documents produced by CBI in hischamber.

"Lots of evidence have been collected against the suspect," agency's counsel Mohammed Shakeel told the court hearing his application for permissionto travel to USA, UK and Mauritius for delivering spiritual discourses.

Full story:

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, December 13, 2004

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on a petition seeking bail for Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati.

The matter has been now posted for Friday.

However, in a surprising development, the Shankaracharya's counsel, M N Krishnamani,
objected to the petition, filed by Yogendra Kumar Tiwari, describing it as
mischievous.

http://us.rediff.com/news/2004/dec/10kanchi4.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, December 10, 2004

NEW DELHI: Godman Chandraswamy is amid a controversy again: the CBI has told a Delhi court that he may have financed Rajiv Gandhi's assassination 13 yearsago.

This is the first time the investigating agency has revealed details about Chandraswami's alleged role in the former PM's assassination by a LTTE 'human bomb' at Sriperambudur in Tamil Nadu. CBI made its revelations on Friday whileopposing the tantrik's plea for permission to go abroad to give spiritual discourses.

The enforcement directorate, which has accused Chandraswami of Fera violations, also opposed his application for permission to go abroad. The court has fixed December 13 as the next date of hearing and directed Chandraswami to appearin person.

The godman's fresh troubles could well have been given momentum by the changed political equation at the Centre. The dominance of Rajiv Gandhi loyalists inthe government could be a factor in the sudden revival of interest in Chandraswami.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/955287.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, December 10, 2004

The important question Shankaracharya followers should ask themselves is "Do my Gurus (Kasi, Puri, Shringeri, Dwarka and Kanchi) believe that all humanbeings are equal before God?

http://www.sulekha.com/weblogs/weblogdesc.asp?cid=21419

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Tuesday, December 07, 2004

VARANASI - The Dwarikapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand today asked the beleaguered Kanchi Kamakoti Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Jayendra Saraswatito step down from his post until proved innocent by the court of law in an alleged murder case.

"The seer must step down from the post of Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakotipeeth until he is absolved by the court of the charges against him in the Shankaramanmurder case," he told reporters here.

for alleged complicity in a criminal or murder case, then why not Shankaracharya also quit his post," he asked.

Stepping up his attack on the incarcerated spritual leader, Swaroopanand also questioned the former's credentials as Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakotipeeth and said that how could he claim to be a Shankaracharya when the Kanchi KamakotiPeeth was not annointed as one of the four peeths of the Hindu religion.

The adi Shankaracharya's had founded only four peeths, Puri, Dwarka, Shrinegeri and Badrika Ashram Peeth and there was no Peeth of Kanchi Kamkoti in the originalorder, he said adding Swami Jayendra was a mere priest of a mutt.

Full story:

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=265090

Dwarikapeeth Shankaracharya asks Kanchi Seer to step down

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/002200412022071.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Tuesday, December 07, 2004

Outlook India, November 30, 2004

In a country where religious institutions have become extremely powerful and have amassed hundreds of crores, and where the law almost never catches up with rich and influential people, the arrest of the Shankaracharya is a breath of fresh air.

Full story:

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20041130&fname=prashantt&sid=1

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Tuesday, November 30, 2004

New Delhi, November 30: The Kanchi Shankaracharya's statement to police during
interrogation in the Sankararaman murder case tantamounts to admission but
was not admissible in court as evidence, Prosecution lawyer K T S Tulsi said.

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=39021

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Tuesday, November 30, 2004

CHENNAI - The woman alleged to have links with the incarcerated Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Jayendra Saraswati, appeared before the Kanchipuram SP on Tuesday.

Full story:

http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=53803&cat=India

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Tuesday, November 30, 2004

By all accounts Adi Sankara's time was some where around 8th to 9th century AD. And of the four Maths that he established Kanchi is not one of them. Either the Mutt is less than 1100 years old or if it is 482 B.C. as is claimed in the news then it must not have been established by Adi Sankaracharya.

It is generally accepted as tradition that Adi Sankaracharya, the famous Advaita philosopher, founded four maths (monasteries) at Sringeri, Puri, Dwaraka and Badrinath; that he meditated under the Badri tree at Jyotir-pitha, and finally passed away near Kedarnath. None of the four recognized mathas claims jurisdiction over the other three.

However, the Kanchi math claims that Sankaracharya established a fifth math in Kanchi, with jurisdiction over the recognized four mathas; that Sankaracharya ascended a sarvagna-pitha not in Jyotispeeth, but at Kanchi, and that he passed away not in Kedarnath, but at Kanchipuram.

These and other such claims have been widely publicized by the followers of the Kanchi math with the direct participation of and encouragement from the heads of the Kanchi math, including the recently departed centenarian Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati and his successor Sri Jayendra Saraswati.

See The Real History of the Kanchi Mutt posted below.

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 29, 2004

By Thenali Raman
Sulekha Mumbai, November 18, 2004

While it would set a bad precedent to argue that the Acharya should be let go, even if he is guilty, saner minds would find subtler ways to handle such sensitive issues without this much media fanfare. If the Acharya is proved innocent, can anyone undo the damage done so far nationally and internationally?

Full story:

http://www.sulekha.com/expressions/articledesc.asp?cid=307424%20

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 29, 2004

The Hindustan Times, November 24

CHENNAI - A charge of attempted murder now slapped on Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, who is already in jail in a murder case, has shocked his followers.

A second arrest warrant was served on Tuesday on the 71-year-old pontiff in Vellore jail.

This relates to a murderous attack on a man in Chennai the police believe was carried out by the same gang that killed a prominent devotee of the Kancheepuram mutt in September who had turned against the Shankaracharya accusing him of wrongdoing.

Full story:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1119854,001301410000.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 29, 2004

By Shobha Vasudevan

Rediff News, November 22, 2004

In the smutty power and revenge match between individuals, along with the arrested seer, a 2,500-year-old institution has also been sullied, an institution that has stood the test of time, of cultural invasions and of religious warfare.

The Shankaracharya is not a person, but a sacrosanct position of eminence in people's minds. After this episode, irrespective of its outcome, will the devotee still feel the sanctity of this position and this institution?

Will he not feel demoralised and despondent about his faith, against the overwhelming backdrop of scepticism? Will millions of our citizens with a beaten spirit, be able to place credence and hope in a leader again?

Shobha Vasudevan is a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin.

Full comments:

http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/nov/22guest.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 29, 2004

By Vir Sanghvi
Sulekha Mumbai, November 28, 2004

Even though it has been many days since the Shankaracharya of Kanchi was arrested — he was taken into custody on the night of November 11 — I have resisted writing about the issue for the most basic of all reasons: I know virtually nothing about the Shankaracharya and do not understand all the facts of the case in which he has been implicated.

But now that the arrest has become a national issue — even former President R Venkataraman participated in the dharna organised by the BJP in Delhi — perhaps the time has come to look at some of the questions raised by the arrest.

Full story:

http://web.mid-day.com/columns/vir_sanghvi/2004/november/98143.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 29, 2004

The Hindustan Times, November 29, 2004

CHENNAI - The following is a chronology of the case against Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati of Kancheepuram whose judicial remand was extended Friday until December 10.

Full report:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1127502,0008.htm

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 29, 2004

The Times of India, November 29, 2004

CHENNAI: The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham has denied reports that Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, prime accused in the A Shankararaman murder case, had confessed to his crime, even as it expressed hope that the pontiff would be released on bail on Monday.

Full story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/939382.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Sunday, November 28, 2004

The Times of India, November 22, 2004

KANCHEEPURAM: In the first judicial relief for the Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi since his arrest on November 11, a local court on Monday rejected the prosecution plea seeking extension of his police custody.

With the First Class Judicial Magistrate G Uthamaraj denying extension of police custody, the seer was sent to Vellore Central prison on judicial custody.

Full story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/931222.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 22, 2004

The Times of India, November 22, 2004

COIMBATORE: Disturbed over the arrest of Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, a Hindu Munnani activist on Monday committed suicide by consuming poison at Palladam, about 40 km from here.

Full story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/931043.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 22, 2004

VHP bandh evokes mixed response

The Times of India, November 22, 2004

NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)'s daylong shutdown on Monday in support of Hindu pontiff Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi had mixed impact across the nation, ranging from forced blockades to plain indifference.

Full story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/930968.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Monday, November 22, 2004

From New Bangalore Online:

The shocking aspect about the list is the inclusion of three God-men. What message is one trying to convey by including these three gurus? One among the three has mastered the ‘art of selling’ god. The other sadhu is known for his magical skills. The remaining acharya, known for his dubious past is into high politicking trying to diffuse the much controversial Ayodhya dispute.

Read the full analysis:

Analysis:

http://tinyurl.com/6dkcj

Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Web Site:

http://www.kamakoti.org/index2.html

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, November 19, 2004

So, lets look at the facts.

Swami Swroopanand says that the Swami Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi is not considered to be a Shankaracharya.

According to Vidyasankar Sundaresan, quoting the Illustrated Weekly of India, "...on August 25, as speculation about the whereabouts of Jayendra Saraswati mounted, the Sankaracharya of Dwaraka, Swaroopananda Saraswati, camping at Pune for the Chaturmasya Vrata, while demanding a high level probe into the mystery, asserted: 'Sri Jayendra Saraswati cannot be regarded as a Sankaracharya at all, because the Kanchi math is not one of the four peethas constituted by Adi Sankaracharya. It is only a shakha (branch) of the Sringeri peetham.'"

Reference:

"The Strange Case of the South Indian Bigman"
Cover Story, 'The Illustrated Weekly of India'
by K. P. Sunil
September 13, 1987.

Other titles of interest:

"The Truth about the Kumbhakonam Math"
by Sri R. Krishnaswamy Aiyar and Sri K. R. Venkatraman
Sri Ramakrishna Press, Madurai, 1977.

"Kanchi Kamakoti Math - a Myth"
by Sri Varanasi Raj Gopal Sarma
Ganga Tunga Prakashan, Varanasi, 1987.

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, November 19, 2004

According to Mr. Sundaresan, "...it is generally accepted as tradition that Adi Sankaracharya, the famous Advaita philosopher, founded four maths (monasteries) at Sringeri, Puri, Dwaraka and Badrinath; that he ascended the famous sarvagna-pitha in Kashmir, and finally passed away near Kedarnath. None of the four recognized mathas claims jurisdiction over the other three.

However, the Kanchi math claims that Sankaracharya established a fifth math in Kanchi, with jurisdiction over the recognized four mathas; that Sankaracharya ascended a sarvagna-pitha not in Kashmir, but at Kanchi, and that he passed away not in Kedarnath, but at Kanchi.

These and other such claims have been widely publicized by the followers of the Kanchi math with the direct participation of and encouragement from the heads of the Kanchi math, including the recently departed centenarian Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati (C.S., for short) and his successor Sri Jayendra Saraswati (J.S.)."

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, November 19, 2004

The Times of India, November 19, 2004

KANCHEEPURAM: Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi was sent to an all-woman police station here on Friday after a local court remanded him to three-day police custody.

Read the full story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/928659.cms

The Times of India full coverage: The Seer saga

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bydate/928449.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, November 19, 2004

The Times of India, November 20, 2004

CHENNAI: Swami Jayendra Saraswathi, one of the four main Hindu pontiffs, was in a Tamil Nadu jail Friday after being arrested on charges of ordering the murder of a former employee of his hermitage in Kancheepuram.

The Shankaracharya, who has millions of followers in India and abroad, was arrested Thursday night at Mehmoobnagar in Andhra Pradesh after a prayer meeting and brought to a court in Kancheepuram, near Chennai.

The arrest - and the court order sentencing him to 15 days judicial custody - sent shock waves in Tamil Nadu and beyond. But even as his followers seethed in anger, there were others who applauded the government action.

Read the full story here:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/921199.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, November 19, 2004

The Times of India, November 20, 2004

The Plot

The Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi has been accused of plotting and being an accomplice in the murder of Sankara Raman, a manager of the Vardharaja Perumal temple near Kancheepuram.

Raman was murdered at September 3, 2004 at about 5.30 a.m., allegedly by five criminals from Chennai. The Tamil Nadu Police had arrested 14 others in the same case earlier. They arrested Shankaracharya under IPC Section 120-B (conspiracy), 302 (murder) and 109 (abetment) on Friday morning.

The police has been making inquiries at the mutt in connection with murder. Earlier, a police constable attached to the mutt was suspended, though the police had stated that the suspension had nothing to do with the murder case.

Raman, once a devotee of the pontif, reportedly turned critical of the Sankaracharya and made several accusations about him, including those of financial irregularities.

Read the full story here:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/921255.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, November 19, 2004

The Times of India, November 20, 2004

KANCHEEPURAM - Judicial magistrate G Uttamraja on Friday sent Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi to a three-day police custody.

Earlier in the day, the Shankaracharya was brought to the magistrate’s court in a police van the Vellore Central Jail at 10.30 am. The magistrate arrived at 11.25 am. The seer stood waiting for quite some time before he asked his counsel why the magistrate hadn’t arrived. He was told the magistrate was still working on his order. He then asked for permission to sit. The court clerk told him that he could.

Read the full article:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/928751.cms

# posted by Richard J. Williams @ Friday, November 19, 2004