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Court reserves order on complaint against Shankaracharya

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Press Trust of India Indore
Last Updated : Sep 02 2014 | 8:05 PM IST
A local court today reserved its order on a private complaint filed against Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati over his controversial statements about Sai Baba of Shirdi.
The complaint has been filed by Chandrakant Kunjeer, a trustee of Sai temple in Sukhlia area.
Kunjeer's lawyer advocate Shailendra Dwivedi said the court reserved the order till September 6 after hearing his arguments.
According to the complaint, the Shankaracharya's statements -- wherein he had said among other things that Sai Baba, the 19th century saint, should not be worshipped -- have hurt religious feelings of the Sai Baba's devotees and led to communal disharmony, so he should face investigation under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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First Published: Sep 02 2014 | 8:05 PM IST

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