Swami Avimukateshwaranand: Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati has claimed that 228 kg of gold has disappeared from Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand. This is a big scam, which no one is talking about. Now, regarding Shankaracharya, Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Ajendra Ajay said that he should present evidence in this regard. He said that creating controversy and spreading sensation is a habit of Swami Avimukteshwaranand.
Swami Shankaracharya, while talking to the media recently, claimed that there has been a scam in Kedarnath Dham. 228 kg of gold is missing from Kedarnath. No inquiry has been started. There has been a gold scam in Kedarnath, why is that issue not raised? Who is responsible for this? Now they are saying that they will build Kedarnath in Delhi, this cannot happen. A lot of controversy arose after this claim of his. The chairman of the temple committee has now retaliated on this issue.
‘Creating controversy and sensationalism is Swami Avimukteshwarananda’s habit’
Regarding the disappearance of gold, Ajendra Ajay, President of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee said that it is very unfortunate to talk of such a thing happening in Kedarnath Dham. He requested Shankaracharya that he should present evidence. Ajendra Ajay said, “I respect Swami Avimukteshwarananda, but he keeps holding press conferences all day long. It is Swami Avimukteshwarananda’s habit to create controversy, spread sensation and remain in discussions.”
‘No right to hurt the dignity of Kedarnath’
According to news agency ANI, the temple committee chairman said, “His statement on the disappearance of gold in Kedarnath Dham is very unfortunate. I request and challenge him to bring out the facts and evidence. He should go to the authorities, present the evidence and demand an investigation. Otherwise, he has no right to create unnecessary controversy and tarnish the dignity of Kedarnath.”
What did Shankaracharya say?
In fact, there is a plan to build Kedarnath Dham in the capital through the Delhi Trust of Kedarnath Dham. Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda condemned this and then claimed that gold has disappeared from Kedarnath Dham. He said, “There cannot be a symbolic Kedarnath. In Shiv Puran, 12 Jyotirlingas have been mentioned with their names and places. When the address of Kedarnath is in the Himalayas, how can it be in Delhi? There are political reasons behind this. Political people are entering our religious places.”
Shankaracharya further claimed, “There has been a gold scam in Kedarnath, why is that issue not raised? After the scam there, will Kedarnath be built in Delhi now? Then there will be another scam. 228 kg of gold is missing from Kedarnath. No inquiry has been started. Who is responsible for this? Now it is being said that they will build Kedarnath in Delhi, this cannot happen.”