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Jaya rules out withdrawal of seer cases

     Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has accused the BJP of using the seer issue to rehabilitate its sagging prospects and at the same time has ruled out withdrawal of cases against Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi as demanded by the BJP.

     The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has said in a seven-page statement, "I cannot yield to their request contrary to the law of the land, especially when I have taken an oath under the Constitution which is of a secular nature." She has also stated that the BJP and some other vested interests are using the seer issue to meet their political ends. The steps taken by them are politically motivated and their expectations are contrary to the rule of law, she added.

      "Adherents of the BJP think that religious leaders are above law and no investigation can be conducted against them. It is for the public to think and judge whether their view is right or not. The BJP may be interested in taking up this issue in their programme to rehabilitate their party," she has said in her statement. "No one wished and expected that the heads of the Sankara Mutt, established to uphold Hindu dharma, would stray from the path of dharma and doctrines of the shastras to be arraigned as accused in a murder case. At the same time, when all the evidence clearly pointed towards them in the commission of such a crime, that could not be ignored," she said.

India may lose opportunity to hold 2nd tsunami relief tie (Go To Top)

     Kolkata: Following the delay by the Centre to grant tax exemption status to the proposed tsunami relief tie in the country, there are chances that the match might be shifted to some other country. The match is presently planned to be held in the second week of February, and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is waiting for Indian government's reply. January 17 is said to be the last date for the reply. ACC president Jagmohan Dalmiya today told media persons that the Council will wait till tomorrow for the Indian government's response. If the Centre fails to send a satisfactory reply, the match venue is likely to be shifted to some other Asian country, probably Sri Lanka.