The kAnchi maTham case [was Mrityunjaya Sahasranama]

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namastE,

 

Disclaimer : This post is outside list scope. If what is currently

happening in TamilNadu wrt the arrest of the kAnchi AchAryA-s does

not interest you, please do not read any further. However, in my

humble opinion, this drama goes *well beyond* the AchAryA-s and the

maTham, is contrary to the principles of justice, and could just as

easily happen to someone you might know or care about !

 

A number of devotees are concerned about the way the case of the

kAnchi AchAryA-s is being handled by the government and the media.

There seems to be clear evidence of misuse of the full force of the

TN government's machinery to malign the AchAryA-s and the maTham and

unleash a terror campaign against its adherents and supporters. That

the manager of the maTham Shri Sundaresa Iyer has been arrested

under the goondas act is particularly distressful. The "popular

media" is very ably playing the government's handmaiden in this

charade.

 

To counter this misinformation campaign, there are some websites

that offer a devotee some solace. I am listing some of these below.

There are a number of articles on each of these websites that I

request people to go through if you have the time.

 

http://www.kanchi-sathya.org/

http://www.kanchiforum.org/

http://sankaracharyaarticles.blogspot.com/

 

http://www.india-

forum.com/IF_Journal/Indian_Politics/Act_to_Prevent_Authoritarian_Ter

rorism/25/

http://www.india-

forum.com/IF_Journal/Indian_Politics/Time_for_Action/25/

http://www.india-

forum.com/IF_Journal/Indian_Politics/A_Simple_Demand_For_Justice/25/

 

In terms of what one might "do", some of these sites contain

petitions that one can sign.

 

http://www.indiacause.com/Cause/C30_Shankaracharya1.htm

http://www.petitiononline.com/NHRC2005/

http://www.petitiononline.com/sri/petition.html

 

Please go through these petitons, and only if you feel that what

they say is legitimate, then take amoment to endorse them. Doing so

is the very least we can do to show our support for our AchAryA-s

and the maTham. http://www.kanchiforum.org/ in particular offers

suggestions for other ways that one can help in these trying times.

 

http://www.kanchiforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=206

 

And to quote from one of the above sites

"Above all, remember Acharya before any action you take, especially

those on his behalf. To act in a manner contrary to the sanity he

has taught us by example would be guru-droham."

 

If you would like to respond to this post, please do so to me

personally and not to the list.

 

kAmAkShi priyatAM.

 

, "Ravisankar S. Mayavaram"

>

> Talking of graveyard, one thing that deeply disturbed me

> is the TN government describing the adhishhTanam of

> kAnchi mahaperiyava <snip>