Ayodhya, July 04: Ahead of the crucial AIMPLB meeting to discuss the Kanchi Sankaracharya's proposal to solve the vexed Ayodhya issue, several saints here have charged the seer with playing into the hands of the RSS and VHP and hailed the initiatives taken by the Puri Shankaracharya in this regard. Mahant Gyan Das of ANI Nirvani Akhara, under Hanumangarhi Temple, said the meeting of several Muslim organisations with Puri Seer Swami Adokshanand Dev Teerthji and other Hindu 'dharmaccharyas' in Delhi earlier this week was an "honest approach in right direction" towards settling the Ayodhya issue.

"The opinion of broader section of Hindus was taken into account during the meeting in which representatives from Ayodhya also participate," Das said adding that the saints from Ayodhya would prefer a negotiated settlement.

He said that the VHP did not represent the Hindu community. "Only Hindu saints and mahants will be able to win the confidence of the people which is necessary for lasting solution of the issue," he said.
National president of Samajwadi Sant Sabha and former sarpanch of Hanumangari Temple, Mahant Bhavnaths Das, said Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi was "playing into the hands of BJP and the Sangh Parivar.”

"BJP is trying to take political advantage of the situation keeping in view next general elections," he said.

He said that the Kanchi Seer was talking with only the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) while the Puri seer had an "open mind" for interaction with various Muslim religious organisations.
Bureau Report