Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand furious at CM Yogi, says "declare cow as a national mother within 40 days"
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand: Amidst the controversy over the holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on Mauni Amavasya, Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati strongly criticized the government and the administration and put forward a new condition. He said that beef exports should be stopped and the cow should be declared the national mother within 40 days. He said that he will now sit in Lucknow instead of Delhi.
Controversy surrounding the holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on Mauni Amavasya
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand clearly stated that the Magh Mela issue is now behind them. He said he had told everything to the minister. What is there to apologize for? Why were we sitting there for 11 days? We gave them 11 days' time. The opportunity for an apology is now over. The officials were not apologizing to us; they were trying to bribe us.
You asked me for proof, I gave it, now you give the proof
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand said that he was asked for proof of being a Shankaracharya and was told to provide it within 24 hours, and then it was suggested that he should be barred from entering the fair altogether. He had given his reply, and his reply has not been refuted yet. This clearly means that his reply was correct.
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati criticized the UP government
Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati said that now you have asked me for proof, but now you will also have to provide proof. You will also have to provide proof of being a Hindu. He attacked the government, saying that Hindutva cannot be achieved merely through speeches. He questioned what they have done for cow protection? This is the first step of Hindutva. The first condition for being a Hindu is to be a protector of the cow.
Declare the cow as the national mother within 40 days
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand sarcastically remarked that they will build Ram Rajya with dollars earned by selling cow meat. Cow meat is being passed off as buffalo meat, and this is being defended. Declare the cow as the national mother within 40 days; if you fail to do so, you will be declared a pseudo-Hindu.
On the question of bathing again in Prayagraj, Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand said that all those things are now in the past. Now the issue is about real Hindus and fake Hindus. This suggestion came from the authorities, but they did not follow through.
Summary
The controversy surrounding Swami Avimukteshwaranand's ceremonial bath at the Prayagraj Magh Mela has deepened. On one hand, the Shankaracharya camp is claiming that they were contacted by the administration, while on the other hand, administrative officials have completely denied it. This matter of alleged assault has now reached the Allahabad High Court.
