Author: PTI
Publication: www.123bharath.com
Date: November 21, 2004
URL: http://www.123bharath.com/tamilnadu-india-news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=38933
Describing the murder charge against
the Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi as "outrageous", the Kanchi
mutt today expressed the hope that "the dark hour too shall pass".
"The Acharya had travelled more
than a million kms on foot reaching more than 3000 villages and small towns
in the past over 50 years and helping people affected by natural calamities
like floods and earthquakes.
The simple, selfless saint of the
masses is now facing an outrageous charge. Such a charge is directed against
the very Acharya whose compassion has reached millions with his helping
hand", one of the advertisements put out by the mutt in a leading daily
said adding "it is indeed the darkest hour for his devotees and those interested
in following the tenets of Hindu dharma".
Recalling an appropriate quote from
late Mahaswami Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi, it said "with the blessings
of the Mahaswami, this dark hour too shall pass".
Detailing his "selfless service"
in over 50 years, another advertisement said "there are dark clouds on
the horizon, which like all other clouds will disappear one day", obviously
referring to his arrest.
