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Friday, Nov 19, 2004

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Trust the law

Sir, — The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, has said in the Assembly that there is shocking evidence of the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi's involvement in the murder of Sankararaman. We should now trust the law to take its course. The RSS' fears of calumny against Hindu icons are unfounded. Instead of crying foul against the law-enforcing agency and the law, the RSS and the VHP should ask religious leaders to follow dharma and shun publicity.

Swami Ambikajagadananda,
Secunderabad

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Sir, — The most authentic statement on the Acharya's arrest came when Ms. Jayalalithaa said in the Assembly that her Government had "firm evidence of his involvement" in the Sankararaman murder case. The law must be allowed to take its course and political parties and organisations should stop politicising the issue.

Velavartipati Vachaspati,
Hyderabad

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Sir, — The Government deserves praise for the bold action. Now that the Acharya is before the law, people and parties should wait for the trial to be over.

D. Thinakaran,
Ariyalur, T.N.

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Sir, — What has happened is rather unfortunate. One wonders whether the Sankara Mutt will ever regain the sheen and splendour it had during the time of the Paramacharya.

Mani Nataraajan,
Chennai

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Sir, — The Acharya should have conducted himself strictly in accordance with the code of conduct applicable to sanyasis and kept himself away from politics.

N. Srinivasan,
Chennai

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Sir, — Unlike the Paramacharya, Sri Jayendra failed to keep away from issues that do not fall within the spiritual domain.

R. Ramaiah,
Pudukottai, T.N.

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Sir, — The police, as Ms. Jayalalithaa has claimed, might have strong evidence against the seer but we know the political and judicial system only too well to realise that there is many a slip between the cup and the lip. Until it is conclusively proved that the seer is guilty, everyone should refrain from criticising him.

S. Udaya Sankar,
Chennai

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Sir, — That everyone is equal before the law is a dictum well said but not kept. Most of the cases against top powerful politicians do not run through the normal process of law.

Hilda Raja,
Chennai

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Sir, — Looking at the reports in some sections of the media and the all-are-equal-before-the-law stand of politicians, it appears that politicians are innocent until proven guilty and others are guilty until proven innocent.

S.G. Venkataramani,
Chennai

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Sir, — The way the visual media have projected the Kanchi Mutt episode is an assault on credibility.

C.V. Gopalakrishnan,
Thiruvananthapuram

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Sir, — The trial by the media is unfortunate. They should let the judicial process run its course rather than resort to conjectures.

S. Jagadish,
Bangalore

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Sir, — The media should report only the facts and not speculate. Restraint should be the watchword for all concerned, including the police and political leaders.

G. Ramachandran,
Singapore

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Sir, — When there have been instances of even criminals leading a comfortable life in prison with the help of prison officials and politicians, reasonable needs of a sanyasi could have been conceded.

S.R. Devaprakash,
Tumkur, Karnataka

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