‘Aradhane of Shiroor seer after police handover Moola Mutt’
Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Sode Mutt
Udupi, July 27: Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Sode Mutt, the dwandwa mutt of Shiroor Mutt, said that Aradhana of Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt who died on July 19, at Moola Mutt near Hiriyadka, would be conducted only after the police vacated the mutt.
Speaking to reporters at the Sode Mutt on Friday, the swamiji said that they have planned to hold Aradhana of Shiroor Swamiji on the 13th day of his death. But as the police investigation was under process, they have decided to make preparations for the Aradhana only after the police handover the mutt. The SP had said that they would hand over the mutt on Friday evening after completing all investigation. If it was handed over, they would make all preparations as per the tradition. But they could do anything without the police permission. Aradhana of the 13th day and community dinner would be conducted and after one year, Vrundavan would be installed, he said.
Cooperation for investigation
The police have taken over the Moola Mutt for just three days for investigation. But one week was over. It should not hamper the investigation. At the same time, if the mutt was not handed over, they could not prepare food, do pooja and homa as per the tradition. Though the mutt was under the police custody, pooja and other rituals were being conducted without any problem. But the devotees were not being allowed. The special Ranga Pooja, being held in Moola Mutt on every Saturday, would also be conducted tomorrow, he said.
Five-member committee
Till the successor is appointed to the Shiroor mutt, two incharge persons were appointed to look after Shiroor Mutt and Shiroor Moola Mutt at Hiriyadka and they were cooperating with the police investigation and daily activities. Those who have clear knowledge about the mutt were designated as the incharge. In future, a five-member committee would be constituted to look after the properties, finance and other transactions of the mutt, for which preparations were going on and it would come into existence shortly. The committee would have a representative of the Shiroor mutt, Sode seer said.
Searching for successor
Searching for a right candidate to succeed the Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji was going on. They were searching for eligible candidate who completes 18 years of age and suitable for Sanyasa. If eligible boy is found, they were ready to adopt him as disciple. But he does not know whether the Shiroor seer had selected any candidate to succeed himself or not. Such a person has not yet contacted him, he said.
Shiroor mutt is not neglected
Shiroor mutt was not neglected after the death of Shiroor seer. Because of the Dwandwa Mutt tradition instituted by Sri Madhvacharya, Sode Mutt has been taking care of Shiroor mutt with immediate effect. In future, after accepting the disciple, the Sode Mutt would hand over the Shiroor Mutt to the new swamiji. Now, he was getting the cooperation and help from all other mutts, he said.
Missing of ledger of the Shiroor Mutt was not come to his notice. He came to know about the missing of DVR only after the police informed him. The jewelry to be used the swamiji were not returned to the mutt, because they were under the police custody. Considering the financial condition of the mutt, he would take a decision whether to continue various programmes of Shiroor seer or not. Recording of all properties and assets of the Shiroor mutt would be held as per the law and once, the disciple was accepted, the successor would be responsible for everything, he said.
Sode seer expresses unhappiness about electronic media report
Vishwavallabha Swamiji of Sode Mutt expressed his strong resentment against the breaking news, analysis and reports being telecast in electronic media after the death of Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt.
He said that some TV channels have targeted the remaining swamijis of the Ashta Mutts for the death of Shiroor swamiji and declined to give any statement to the TV channels.
“We do not want publicity. We don’t have publicity obsession. We could not listen the bad words. We could have tolerated if we have done any mistake or injustice. How could we face the allegation without doing anything wrong? It hurts a lot to listen to bad things. After watching and listening to all such developments, I don’t have any interest to become food for TV debate”, the swamiji said.
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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
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Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
