I’ll not hesitate to file criminal case to get back my ‘Presiding Deity’: Shiroor Swamiji
Shiroor (Hiriyadka): Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt said that he would not hesitate to file a criminal case to get his Presiding Deity.
Speaking to reporters at Shiroor Mutt on Monday, the swamiji said that “Sri Krishna of the Sri Krishna Mutt is not my property. Sri Rama is not my property. But Anna Vittala is my property. If needed, I will not hesitate to file criminal case in the court to get my Presiding Deity back”, he said.
He gave a hint of taking a legal battle against the decision of Vidyadeesha Theertha Swamiji of Paryaya Palimaru Mutt, Pejawar Mutt swamiji and other swamijis who have denied returning the idol of Anna Vittala and others to Shiroor Swamiji.
“It is common practice that at the time of going to some places, people keep their valuables with their reliable persons and take them back once they returned home. If your reliable person declined to return your valuables, it means it is a robbery. In the same way, declining to return my Presiding Deity which was kept at Sri Krishna Mutt for pooja rituals is also a robbery”, the swamiji said.
Out of eight mutts, the seers of six mutts came together and held a meeting and they have taken a decision against Shiroor mutt. If he asked his Presiding Deity, they were pointing towards their leader. Everyone knew who is their leader, he said indirectly pointing at the Pejawar seer.
When asked about their decision of not returning the Presiding Deity unless accepting the disciple, the seer said “Who are those people to deny my Presiding Deity. I have to decide on accepting my disciple. There are many people to become disciple. I know whom to accept as my disciple”, he said.
“I would not go to any meetings even if they invite me. The main god of the mutt would get my Presiding Deity back”, he added.
Those who speak about following the traditions have not been following them properly. As per the tradition, the right of touching and offering pooja to the presiding deity and opening and closing the box in which the idol is being kept would rest with the respective seers. But when some swamijis were travelling in flights, the staff of the flight would touch the idols. Is that a right tradition, he asked.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
