Sringeri Swamiji to not participate in Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtapana, Mutt Issues Clarification
Chikkamagaluru: Jagadguru of Sringeri Shankaracharya Mutt will not participate in the consecration ceremony of Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. A release from Sringeri Mutt said that only the administrator will participate in the program as the Mutt's representative.
News has been published in a private media platform that the Jagadguru of Sringeri Math will participate in the Prana Pratishtapana program of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya using the portrait of Sringeri Shankaracharya. In this news, Kudali Math, which is functioning independently near Shimoga city, is portrayed as Sringeri Math. This has created confusion among the public. Kudali Math is a branch of Sringeri Math but is an independently functioning Math. The publication stated that Kudali Math is neither Dakshinamnaya Sharada Math nor Sringeri Math.
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On January 22, Sringeri Mutt's junior Jagadguru Vidhusekhara Bharati Swamiji is not participating in the Prana Pratishtapana program of Ayodhya Sri Rama Mandir. In the announcement it is informed that only VR Gourishankar, who is the administrative officer of the Sringeri Math will participate as the representative of Sringeri Mutt. It is requested in the announcement that the devotees of the Mutt and the public should not listen to false news.
In the announcement published on the website of the Math, it is informed that there is only one announcement to the devotees that they should get the grace of Sri Rama by reciting the Sri Rama Taraka Mantra and Rama Bhujanga Stotra written by Jagadguru Shankaracharya for the inauguration of the Ayodhya Sri Rama Mandir.
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Guv invites Hemant Soren to form govt in Jharkhand, oath on Nov 28
Ranchi, Nov 24: JMM leader Hemant Soren on Sunday met Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and staked claim to form the government, soon after leaders of the INDIA bloc in the state unanimously elected him as the legislature party leader.
He resigned as the chief minister, before staking claim to form the government. He will officiate as the acting chief minister till oath is administered to him on November 28.
"I met the governor. We staked claim to form the government, and handed over support letter of alliance partners to him. He invited us to form the government. The swearing in ceremony will be held on November 28," Soren told reporters after meeting Gangwar.
Soren, who drove to the Raj Bhavan in his car, said the governor asked him to officiate as the acting chief minister in the interim.
Soren will be sworn in as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand, which was carved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000. He will be sworn in as the chief minister for the fourth term.
Earlier, leaders and MLAs of the alliance, during a meeting at Hemant Soren's residence here, unanimously elected him as the coalition's leader.
Congress's Jharkhand in-charge and party general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir and senior party leader Rajesh Thakur also attended the meeting, besides legislators of the coalition parties.
In a stunning comeback, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats.
The majority mark in the state assembly is 41 seats.
Soren retained the Barhait seat by defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes.
Soren had to resign as the CM in January before being arrested by the ED in a money laundering case.
He is out on bail after he was released from jail on June 28 after nearly five months, as the high court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
He had resigned as the CM shortly before his arrest on January 31 by the ED.
Hemant Soren, the son of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, began his political career in 2009 as a Rajya Sabha member, but his tenure in the upper House of Parliament was short-lived.
He resigned in 2010 to become the deputy chief minister in the BJP-led Arjun Munda government. However, the alliance collapsed in 2012, leading to President's Rule in the state. Despite this setback, Soren's resolve to lead Jharkhand never faltered.
In 2013, Soren became the state's youngest chief minister at the age of 38, forming the government with the support of Congress and RJD.
However, his first term was short-lived, as the BJP took power in 2014, and Soren became leader of the opposition.
A pivotal moment in his career came in 2016 when the BJP-led government attempted to amend laws protecting tribal land, such as the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act.
Soren led a massive movement to protect tribal rights, which not only earned him widespread support but also set the stage for his return to power.
In 2019, Soren, with the backing of his allies Congress and RJD, reclaimed the chief minister's office. His JMM party won 30 seats.
This time, the party won 34 seats, its highest ever tally in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly, signaling the growing popularity of his leadership.
