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Swamiji receives threatening letters

By Our Staff Correspondent

UDUPI, SEPT. 29. Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Math on Wednesday said he had received threats to his life because of his stand on the "Kanaka Gopuram'' issue. The swamiji told presspersons here that he had brought the matter to the notice of the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh. He said that in the last 15 days he had received three letters threatening him. He believed that this threat was because of his stand on the construction of the "Kanaka Gopuram'' on the Sri Krishna Temple premises here. The swamiji said that he wanted the "gopuram'' to be constructed out of granite and that he was not in favour of it being constructed out of concrete. A granite "gopuram'' could be built on the lines of the one built at the temple at Srirangam in Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu.

The swamiji said some local persons were behind the threat to his life. He did not rule out the connection of the underworld and these threats. He said the earlier "gopuram'' was a perfect one. Why did the Paryaya Admar Math demolish the earlier "gopuram''? Udupi was a peaceful place and the Kanaka Gopuram Samiti was creating all kinds of trouble. Vishwapriya Tirtha Swamiji of the Paryaya Admar Math was was not involved with these controversies, he said.

He said important changes in the Sri Krishna Temple should be done after consulting the swamijis of the Ashta Maths. The swamiji said he was behind the Kuruba community in the "Kanaka Gopuram'' issue as it was fighting for a good cause. The former Minister and Kuruba community leader, H. Vishwanath, would visit the Shiroor Math here on Friday to hold discussions with him on the issue, the swamiji said.

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