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Crisis facing Ashta Maths deepens

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Udupi: The crisis facing the Ashta Maths on issue of Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji of Puttige Math visiting foreign countries deepened after talks between the Pejawar seer and Puttige seer late on Tuesday night failed to resolve the issue.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji said the talks ended in a deadlock. He said that in the meeting the Puttige seer charged him (Pejawar seer) with conspiring to deny the former a chance to worship Lord Krishna at the Sri Krishna Math/temple. The Puttige seer reportedly alleged that he (Pejawar seer) was doing this owing to enmity and that he was the brain behind the entire opposition to Puttige seer. Vishwesha Tirtha said he explained to the Puttige seer that the allegations made against him (Pejawar seer) were baseless.

The Pejawar seer said he would no longer initiate talks on the issue. “I will not hold any talks on this issue on my own. I will hold talks only if I am invited,” he said.

Vishwesha Tirtha said all seers of the Ashta Maths had a right to speak on any issue concerning the Sri Krishna Math. Majority decision was the only yardstick to solve any problem concerning the math.

Hence, if the seers of Krishnapur Math and Palimar Math (two of the Ashta Maths) agree to the contention of the Puttige seer, he (Pejawar seer) would bow to the wishes of the majority on the issue.

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