Lucknow: The spat between Shirdi Sai devotees and Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has turned uglier and reached the court. The Naga seers have now sided with Shankaracharya.
The spat between Sai devotees and Swaroopanada Saraswati has turned ugly in the last few days after the latter stoked a huge controversy by issuing objectionable remarks against Sai Baba of Shirdi.
The petition alleges that the controversial remarks made by the Swaroopanada Saraswati have hurt the religious sentiments of thousands of followers of Sai Baba; hence legal action should be taken against the Shankaracharya. The court is expected to take up the case on July 04.
The Shankaracharya had also refused to regard Sai Baba as the epitome of Hindu-Muslim unity, saying if it were the case; the spiritual man would have been revered by Muslims with as much devotion as Hindus.
Meanwhile, former chairman of Shri Sai Baba Sanstha, Jayant Sasane said that Sai devotees have been hurt with the comments of Shankaracharya, however he opined that they should not protest or fight with Swaroopananda Saraswati.
In the mid of this controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has said that she has faith in Sai Baba, who never claimed he was god. Siding with the Sai devotees, Bharti said that the latter never considered himself as God, however, if people consider him as God, out of devotion, there is no harm.
Meanwhile, the BJP has refused to be dragged into the reported exchange of words between Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya and Uma Bharti over the alleged comments made by the seer on the Sai Baba of Shirdi.
People said that we don’t want such type of Shankaracharya in India, said shining India report.
Bureau Report
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