"Nine years after being charged with criminal conspiracy in the murder of a temple manager in November 2004, Kanchi sankaracharyas Jayendra Saraswathi, 78, and Vijayendra Saraswathi, 44, were acquitted by a Puducherry court on Wednesday.
Twenty-one others who were accused along with the pontiffs were also acquitted while another accused was murdered earlier this year." 'Kanchi pontiffs acquitted in 2004 murder case'Hindustan Times: http://www.hindustantimes.com/kanchi-pontiffs-acquitted<http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kanchi-pontiffs-acquitted-in-2004-murder-case/article1-1156145.aspx> On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 8:39 AM, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > *Was this guy one of our TM Shanks? Did Maharishi back this guy? What is > his relationship to the branches of the story of the Shankarachary tree > there. I would really like a program guide that has a flow chart of who is > who in the modern Shankaracharya business. I can't keep their names > straight. Which ones are our guys? Context too, like which one recently did > all the arrangement and hosting for Maharishi's funeral?* > > *-Buck* > > > ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote: > > KANCHEEPURAM - Judicial magistrate G Uttamraja on Friday sent Kanchi > Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi to a three-day police custody. Earlier > in the day, the Shankaracharya was brought to the magistrate’s court in a > police van the Vellore Central Jail at 10.30 am. The magistrate arrived at > 11.25 am. The seer stood waiting for quite some time before he asked his > counsel why the magistrate hadn’t arrived. He was told the magistrate was > still working on his order. He then asked for permission to sit. The court > clerk told him that he could. > > Read the full article: > > 'Shankaracharya asked the court: May I sit?' > The Times of India, November 20, 2004 > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/928751.cms > > > On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 6:09 AM, merudanda <no_re...@yahoogroups.com>wrote: > > > > Illfully submit my composure and humbly beg your utmost pardon- wrong > language link > here you go: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddPKMmOUJIY > Published on Nov 26, 2013 report about the day of verdict and impact it > has on Indian society > (Who remembers MMY harsh words about this case?) > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnIBb8QTelQ > Unfortunately most online discussion about the case are in Hindi and/or > other regional languages > > > >
