Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand supports Uddhav Thackeray- says he was backstabbed
Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand supports Uddhav Thackeray- says he was
backstabbed
In a new state of affair Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand steps forward in support of Uddhav Thackeray, and affirming that says he should have been the Maharashtra Chief Minister
The spiritual leaderSwami contended the values of the Hindu religion, more
exceptionally the concepts of ‘virtue and sin and categorized backstabbing as one of the gravest sins.
In a significant visit, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, met with Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence, ‘Matoshree’ in Mumbai on.Monday on being invited by Thackeray and in the midst of addressing the media, voiced his support and expressed concern over the political ‘backstab’ faced by the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
The spiritual leader further stated that we follow the Hindu religion, which values virtue and sin. Backstab is considered one of the greatest sins, and this is what happened to Uddhav Thackeray. The Shankaracharya further went on to add that added that their pain over the backstab would continue till Thackeray was reinstated as Chief Minister.
Highlighting on the sanctity of religious sites, Swami Avimukteshwaranand also criticized the notion of replicating the Kedarnath Temple in other locations, such as Delhi, underscoring the importance of preserving the authenticity of the twelve Jyotirlingas. He also highlighted an alleged scam involving 228 kg of gold in Kedarnath, calling for accountability and action.
Since Thackeray’s ouster as CM by the BJP, which led to the division of the Shiv Sena into two factions, Uddhav’s faction, along with that of the Congress and the NCP, swept the Maharashtra Lok Sabha polls, emerging as favourites to win the Assembly election in the state, slated to happen later this year.
Thackeray and his party have been vocal critics of the PM Modi-led NDA government, the the former asserting a different kind of Hindutva, and pitting it against the BJP’s Hindutva. Thackeray has repeatedly called his version as more inclusive.
Swami Avimukteshwaranand too has been critical of PM Modi, and was one of the prominent voices to have come out against the PM and the ruling BJP amidst the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in January this year.
He was in Mumbai to attend the wedding ceremony of Mukesh Ambani’s son, Anant, with Radhika Merchant. He had come to bless the newly-wed couple.
Swami Avimukteshwaranand’s support for Uddhav Thackeray could be seen as a significant endorsement, potentially impacting the political scene in Maharashtra.
The Shankaracharya, however, did affirm his well-wishing stance towards Prime Minister Modi while urging for the maintenance of religious sanctity and addressing grievances related to religious and political matters.
This visit has sparked discussions and is likely to influence future political alignments and strategies within Maharashtra.
News Edit K.V.Raman
