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Hindu groups protest Kanchi seer’s arrest



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About 200 people gathered on Nov. 21 at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple to protest the recent arrest of the Shankaracharaya of Kanchi Kamakoti Pitham, Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal. The meeting organized by the Hindu Swayam Sevak (HSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) of Bay Area, was largely attended by members of various parties, including FISI, OFBJP, HSS and VHP.

The proceedings began with bhajans by Swaranjali Bhajan Sangh group followed by a series of speakers like Sundar Vedaraman of Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF).
“His Holiness would not hurt a fly. All this mischief was done by politics, especially since Swamigal was involved in changing the Brahmin dominated system of the Mutt and helping Dalits and backward castes,†Sundar said. He further said that Swamigal had received several death threats because of his zeal for social reform.

Suresh Patel, local hotelier associated with several cultural organizations, spoke about the pain felt by the Hindu community everywhere by the arrest of the Shankaracharya.

Sudarshan Rao,visiting professor of Warangal University in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, urged Hindus to unite in the face of assault on Hinduism by “global forces.â€
Nandalal Jotwani, editor of Swadesh Patrika, urged all Hindus to support VHP leader Ashok Singhal in protesting the arrest of the Shankaracharya.

Community leaders also resolved to lead a delegation of Hindus to the Indian consulate in San Francisco to voice the outrage of the Hindu community in the Bay Area.

A resolution registering the protest against the action was also passed.


Sam Rao


 
 

 
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