Jayendra Saraswati,Vijayendrar of The Kanchi Mutt and 23 others were acquitted by judge in Puducherry on 27 November on the Sankararaman Murder case on the ground that the prosecution has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused were in Conspiracy.
Ant the other reason given is that the witnesses have not identified the accused.
Now consider the following facts.
1.Sankararaman was murdered and he was presumably blackmailing the Pontiff.
Nobody checked his motive and the possible fact for the blackmail.
If this is checked you will get the motive.
On Sankararaman:
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Sankararaman had begun serving the Kanchi Mutt after the death of his father, S Anantakrishna Sharma, who was an employee of the Mutt for over 60 years. However, he did not get along well with the junior Shankarcharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswati, and he left the Mutt on his own. He later went on to become the manager of the Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kancheepuram.
Although Sankararaman left the Mutt, he continued to question Jayendra Saraswati regarding his activities. In 2000, when the seer had plans to go to China, Sankararaman opposed him saying that the Hindu scriptures did not allow a Mutt’s chief to travel across oceans. He moved the Court to stop Jayendra Saraswati from his efforts following which the latter abandoned his China trip. This worsened their relationship further.
He continued to write letters to Sri Jayendra Saraswati questioning him on the mismanagement of the Mutt. In his last letter, written on August 30, 2004, Sankararaman wrote to him that the Shankarcharya was misusing his powers and that he would move the Court against him.
Soon after, he was attacked and hacked to death by a gang in the evening of September 3, 2004.
2.There were 181 witnesses for the case for the Prosecution.
3.81 turned Approvers.
4.These 81 did a volte face and turned hostile witnesses.
This should be world record.
5.The victim Sankararaman’s family initially complained about the murder, later retracted.
Then they retracted their statements.
Again they claimed that Sankararaman was murdered at the behest of Jayendra Saraswati.
6.An auditor Radhakrishnan who was connected to the Kanchi Mutt was brutally attacked in Chennai by thugs.
7.There was an indirect admission by the Jayendrar when he was in custody where he bemoaned Vijayendra not caring about him and was trying to protect his brother.
8.One of the accused Kathiravan was murdered, he was a member of a locla dada in Chennai .
9.There was an attempt by some one claiming to be close to Kanchi Mutt to bribe the Puducherry Judge, the audio was broadcast.
10.A Chennai Dada was seen frequenting the Kanchi Mutt sometime before Sankararaman murder.
Well, if these are not enough to convict then there is even less to convict Ramalinga Raju for Sathyam scam Harshad Mehta for Stamp paper scam and more recently Rajesh Talwar for Aarushi and Hemraj’s murders.
Law is an ass, true.
Now to the question of the Government going for appeal.
Normally one would expect Jayalalitha to go for appeal.
But one has to see whether the impending elections have a bearing on her mind.
Story:
With as many as 20 witnesses turning hostile in the Sankararaman murder case, a Puducherry court on Wednesday acquitted all 23 accused including the Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, seer of the Kanchi Mutt. Public prosecutors admitted the witnesses including prosecution witnesses turned hostile, with the result that no motive or conspiracy could be proved, leading to all
The case till now: * On 3 September, 2004, a man named Sankararaman, a manager of the Varadarajaperumal temple in Kanchipuram, was murdered. A report in Tamil magazine Nakkeeran then linked the murder to the pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti mutt, Jayendra Saraswati.Nakkeeran reporter Damodaran Prakash quoted letters from Sankararaman to various publications, authorities and corporates regarding alleged malpractices in the Kanchi Mutt, the Shaivite Hindu mutt. * It began to appear that Sankararaman was a serial letter writer and whistleblower, and he had even approached the Mutt about the alleged malpractices, misuse of funds, the Shankaracharya’s travels abroad, etc. * Given that he was a much-revered religious leader whose support was wooed by political leaders and business magnates, the allegations against the Shankaracharya led to a furore among his followers. A political drama followed too, with the opposition DMK launching a massive offensive against Jayalalithaa, followed later by rumours that the case against the seers was itself caused by the Mutt’s growing friendship with the DMK. There were also rumours that the TN government was eyeing the expansive properties of the mutt.More political drama ensued with right wing parties staging protests and dharnas, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj later visiting the seer in jail and more. * In November 2004, as the Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati and his junior Vijayendra Saraswati were conducting a puja in Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Police arrested the seer. * Barely weeks later, one of the accused, Kathiravan withdrew his statement made in front of a magistrate. Kathiravan was later murdered.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=20041217006101900.htm&date=fl2125/&prd=fline&
In efence of Jayendra Sarsawati
https://ramanan50.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/time-to-disown-jayendra-saraswati/
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24 responses to “Jayendra Saraswati Acquittal Baffling”
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Acquittal by Puduchery court cannot be a total clean chit. There seems to have been a concerted attempt to attack persons who were creating lot of noise and controvery about the Mutt affairs.
Shankarraman was murdered in 2004
Auditor Radhakrishnan was assaulted even in 2002
Madhavan ( Name right?) was assaulted during the same years
Whether Radhakrishnan or Shankararaman were correct in their allegations or whether they had evidence to prove their complaints is irrelevant and even if there was no evidence , it does not mean they can be murdered or attacked.
If all persons complaining about Mutt are attacked, it is logical to infer that someone directly or indirectly connected to Mutt could be masterminding the attacks.
We hear persons arguing that Some powerful persons wanted to frame the seers and they were the ones who sent the killers to Varadaraja temple to kill Shankararaman in 2004.
Even if this were to be true, why then did Auditor Radhakrishnan get murderously assaulted even in 2002. In 2002 there was no conflict of the seers with the powerful persons and in fact the seers were riding high in power and popilarity in 2002
It is beyond doubt that Radhakrishnan was assaulted and that he also had serious differences with the seers.
It was also true that characters like Appu were visiting the Mutt during these years
This requires lot of explaining certainly.
WHether or not the seers planned the assault or the murder, it seems highly probable that someone close to the Mutt and who was upset with the “enemies” wanted to attack or murder them
WHo in the mutt or close to the mutt planned these attacks needs to be brought to light.
It doest look like somebody close to the mutt did have a role in these attacks
Explaining away 2002 and 2004 attacks as outsider job just does not seem probable
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Ramanan,
There is nothing baffling and everything happens in Indian judicial system. It is just usual where politicians, celebrities, pontiff’s of the mutt going Scott free after some sensational new s public uproar allegations & counter allegations by supporters and destracters. Witnesses, collaboraters.people involved being silenced or murdered by any means are the order of the day. Court cases will be dragged for years by the time public memory is also erased. Finally the verdict will be for the accused. Only in few cases the guilty is punished to some extent if they are against the party in power.
Hence there is nothing to be baffled about.
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You are right.
Idhu Oru Varthaga Veri Piditha Nadu. Panam Endral Pinamum Vai Thirakkum!
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With due regards to the judgement, I fail to understand why the hon.judge didn’t quash the proceedings when 82 prosecution guys turned hostile & important approver too turned hostile. It appears to me as travesty of justice.
The State wont appeal– the police officer who worked on this case has been dismissed from service.
Worse is wife & daughter turned hostile too.
The Mutt , as usual, would be gloating on the victory. Little do they know about the damage done to the Faith.
BTW, who killed Sankararaman ? He didn’t commit suicide , for sure !!
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En sir indha madhiri goojha thukranerathla nallu perku nalladhu seyyalame!
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En boss ungalukkulam vera velaye illaya? Ethana nalaikuthan araicha mavaye arachitripinga?
May be you can write fiction novels to act as a detective 😛
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Araicha Mavu innum theeralaiye!
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Ungalukku athma srushti sorry drushti innum kadikalaya?
Nengalum ungal madhathin mel ungalukku ulla madhamum;
Makkal endra yanai madham piddikkum oru naal;
Adharku munnavadhu edhu unmai endru arivom.
Engum irrupan edhilum iruppan. Adhuve unmai.
If we continue to baffle about the bafflings like this we can’t create time for the journey towards the ultimate truth.
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Araicha maavu innum theeralaiye means. An eye for an eye will make the nation blind.
BTW, am not supporting the characters discussed in your post.
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This was a false case. when acharya refused to give medical college to a politician case was filed. LOSS is only to the hindus.
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The problem is this view nobody expands and make just a bland statement.
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like the bland statement you make about acharya! and the anti brahmin media making bland statements!. tell a school child about this case, he will say the motive is not enough to kill a person. only a senior management ! fellow can think like this. As you grow older your brain cells are shrinking.
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english la naalu vaarthai ezhuthina ivaru petha paditha medavi? ippa naanum thaan ramanan ehzutharatha patthi kandikiren. nalikku yaravathu evarai ethavathu panninal naan thaan panni neen enru case katti viduveerkala? enna moodarivu . moolai konjam kasakki yosikkanum. madayan enru peyar vanguvathu sulabam.
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Unmai Sudum.
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This post is disappointing as there are lot of issues with the way the questions are asked. A question remains only if it is addressed in the way it is.
1. Given the fact that Shankar-raman blackmailed Jayendra saraswati, the question that needs to be asked is , when a person like shankar-raman has so many facts that can provoke HJS to commit a murder, why did he not go to the court, but instead shoot mails to a potential murderer. Since when did we start sympathizing with Blackmailers? We definitely need to ask what was the financial situation of Shankar-raman what were his source of funds, before concluding that HJS had a motive. We also need to ask what real evidences Shankar-Raman had which cannot be unearthed by anyone else, in his absence. What connections did Shankar have to be privy to information which others did not have. Let us establish all this before even assuming HJS had a motive. None of these facts are available to Ramanan. I am surprised he has concluded him guilty in the absence of such details.
2. 81 or 181 whatever that number turn hostile. Suppose someone was having some knowledge of a crime, given the fact that the case is not going to stand in court , and given the fact that the real murderer has not been suspected, would that someone not deny it at the earliest opportunity(when no longer being pressurized to do so? ) . We must ask a question , if so many people turned hostile , then would it not be natural to assume that the evidences unearthed or presented so far have no standing. So many people would not be so prone to change their stand if there was a reasonable evidence to continue the case on the prime accused. So Ramanan instead of asking the question whether a wrong person or wrong evidences have been presented , for people to change their stand so easily, is astonished at the turnaround of the witnesses? Ramanan had already incriminated the seer and he is naturally asking such questions. This does not mean he is being closer to right.
3. Victim’s own family keep changing their stand when they should be the last set of people to do so. The most logical question is when Shankaraman’s family does not have any credibility why is so much importance being given to their family’s reaction.
4. An auditor connected to mutt was bruttally hit. The living person had bad relations with the mutt. It is case that needs to be scrutinized against HJS only if it is proven that Radha’s claims like the auditing of Gold etc is true. Let us first wait for this fact to come out. How do I know if Radha has another person behind him who is instigating these tales? First thing establish proven motives. Second thing let us discuss whether HJS had anything to do with it. The motives of gold/auditing- these things can certainly be established in a court of law based on the following- What was the actual gold used in vimanams, what was Radha’s real role in this auditing, what actually prompted his disagreement with the mutt etc. I can empathize with Ramanan on this question, as he being naturally suspicious of HJS .would ask such questions. They do not have much force without proven evidences of misconduct from HJS. I would personally attribute this case to HJS having many enemies in political and other religios circles. But nothing can be assumed until hard facts come out whether there was really a misuse of gold. We should then worry if HJS had something to fear about Radha, so much so that he attempted an attack on him, that too a decade after the incident.
5. If this was such a valid evidence why did it not get presented in supreme court. Something is wrong with the way the confession had been extracted or recorded. The police has been villifying HJS during that time, including presenting falsified evidences before the court, the role of police in tampering an audio recording which is not good enought to be put before the court should be strongly suspected. The question that needs to be asked is -” Inspite of having the recorded confession of HJS, why does the police need to go for false evidences to justify their case? A person who is moving forward under the confidence that he is in the path of truth will never resort to false or fake evidences or make attempts to shut the voice of journalists and others. This is what anyone would do if they had been witness to a real confession.
6. Kathiravan was a local goonda and he was murdered. It is surprising that a goonda can live to their natural full live inspite of the enemies they make. We do not know enough to say or assume or quote this as a reason for suspecting HJS. He may know more details of the real murderer, he may be aware of some facts that could be uncomfortable to the political parties he is connected with or some facts that could be uncomfortable to the politicians behind HJS arrest. Nothing can be said or even remotely assumed without proper details of his murder.
7. There was an audio that HJS had blackmailed the judge. What were the steps taken to establish if it was a genuine audio. Was there forensic tests done? If it was planned , who stopped it and why. Was the reasons for stopping it was because the person who circulated it was aware it was a fake? We have a thousand mimicry aritists . Let us first find out through forensic tests. The natural question to ask, considering the eagerness of many people in establishing false records to proven HJS involvement in the murder, why should this audio recording be treated differently without it being analyzed fully?
8. Was there some screening done by the mutt to restrict visitors? Who has seen the gangsters frequenting the mutt? Was there a CCD Camera or was it based on hearsay. If there was a video evidence to establish the frequency where is that evidence now? If it was hearsay who said it and where is that or those persons now?
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Acquittal by Puduchery court cannot be a total clean chit. There seems to have been a concerted attempt to attack persons who were creating lot of noise and controvery about the Mutt affairs.
Shankarraman was murdered in 2004
Auditor Radhakrishnan was assaulted even in 2002
Madhavan ( Name right?) was assaulted during the same years
Whether Radhakrishnan or Shankararaman were correct in their allegations or whether they had evidence to prove their complaints is irrelevant and even if there was no evidence , it does not mean they can be murdered or attacked.
If all persons complaining about Mutt are attacked, it is logical to infer that someone directly or indirectly connected to Mutt could be masterminding the attacks.
We hear persons arguing that Some powerful persons wanted to frame the seers and they were the ones who sent the killers to Varadaraja temple to kill Shankararaman in 2004.
Even if this were to be true, why then did Auditor Radhakrishnan get murderously assaulted even in 2002. In 2002 there was no conflict of the seers with the powerful persons and in fact the seers were riding high in power and popilarity in 2002
It is beyond doubt that Radhakrishnan was assaulted and that he also had serious differences with the seers.
It was also true that characters like Appu were visiting the Mutt during these years
This requires lot of explaining certainly.
WHether or not the seers planned the assault or the murder, it seems highly probable that someone close to the Mutt and who was upset with the “enemies” wanted to attack or murder them
WHo in the mutt or close to the mutt planned these attacks needs to be brought to light.
It doest look like somebody close to the mutt did have a role in these attacks
Explaining away 2002 and 2004 attacks as outsider job just does not seem probable
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Mr Ramanan, Kudos for your candid and fearless views on this shameful case. It is a shame for all those brahmins who do not want to call a spade a spade! Even after all this revelations, they attire themselves in panchakachcham and drop like cow dung before the fake acharyas in feigned devotion! What a hypocrisy!
It requires quite a courage to write one’s views on such a subject. People don’t have the moral fibre to disown their idol if it fails to pass the test of holiness
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I am vilified for my remarks,but I still stand by my views.He might be acquitted.But my opinion of him shall remain the same as I am aware of his seamy side.
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Unfortunately, some of the analysis here is highly biased and helps politicians/ administrations to victimize anyone in the public easily. If you do not have a liking for Shankaracharya or any other person for any reason, that should not be used to create a bad image about the person.
The poor Sankararaman family did not have any idea of who killed the man (Sankararaman), and justice was not served for that family. The court observed that the prosecution made up a story, which was very much flawed from the beginning. We all know that the police tried to demean Sankaracharya by using visual media like SUN TV and other news media.
A simple rule for such cases is:
1) Order the government to restart the case using an unbiased (may be CBI) party. Not to escalate to another court, which uses the same material evidence gathered by the investigating officer.
2) Reprimanding the investigating officer is not enough; foisting cases and hence wasting court’s time is a serious offence. The investigating officers should be punished with a huge fine and some prison time, if they try to foist cases.
3) All the associated cases (smaller cases that Sankaracharya tried to bribe the judge etc,) should be taken up seriously and the concerned parties like SUN TV and media who leaked such news should be brought before court; those cases should be attended to with the same fervor and the guilty should be punished.
I understand that the courts do no deviate from the case they are dealing with. But if you want to avoid such non-sense in future, save courts’ time from frivolous cases, ensure that the law will protect the innocent and will punish the evil powerful media and mob, YOU NEED TO ENFORCE PUNISHMENT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
That is the need of the hour because Shankaracharya case is an eye-opener. Everyday, several common people are getting tortured by powerful politicians and media. So, Mr Ramanan, let us get a different perspective to your note.
Thanks,
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There are truths as seen by many (elephant and the blind people) and there is one absolute truth, which eludes us.
Here is another perspective to add to the viewpoint. This was written eight years ago even before the acquittal.
https://indianrealist.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/the-real-reason-for-kanhi-seers-arrest/
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no one is above god. The nature is administrating the fate of everyone. If the sankaracharyas are guilty, they will be punished severely even in their next birth. Let the brahmin supporters brainwash everyone calling the sankaracharyas as avatars of god. It is a shame to their community, if they support the murderers who are called as jagadgurus. They are worser than even an ordinary man who is leading a worldly life. Why they act as a chief of a mutt, which was administered by saints like mahaperiyava.
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I have seen people accusing our Gurus as dishonest. If our Kanchi Mutt is Dishonest as you people say, then I am sure Lord Siva’s Avatharam and Sri Adi Sankaracharya’s Avatharam, Sri Chandrasekara Saraswathi Swamigal (68th Kanchi Mutt Head) would have been born elsewhere in India. But Lord Siva choose Villupuram in TN to be his Avatharam’s birth place and wanted him to ascend the throne of Kanchi Mutt. I know that both Sringeri Sankaracharyas and Kanchi Sankaracharyas have tremendous respect for each other. I read that Current Sringeri Sankaracharya – Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji said ” If Mahans (Great Saints) are disturbed, then there would be lack of peace/destruction in the country” when asked about the arrest of Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal. But we the followers are unnecessarily arguing and fighting among our self. We should respect each other and help uplift each other, instead of destroying our self and help other religions successfully destroy Sanatana Dharma/Hinduism.
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I came across this site and some resent youtube channels talking about this case. Not sure if any of you read through the 240+ page case judgement. I have never heard of cases that every accused give giving confessions!! It is baffling!! Kaatu Bangalow, and tactics used by police to extract confession etc.. We see several cases, you don’t need confession to prove a murder case, proper forensic investigation was missing here. Also, baffling is the key investigation officer SP Premkumar was not even officially assigned to the case. if you don’t have access to the judgement I can email you the PDF copy.
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