Kancheepuram, May 5 : Adding fuel to the raging controversy over naming self styled Godman Nithyananda as the 293rd Madurai Saivite Mutt head, Seer of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt here, Jayendra Saraswathi, today declared that he did not support the 'appointment'.

The Kanchi Seer's statement against the 'coronation' of Nithyananda as the new Saivite Mutt head in the temple town of Madurai came in the wake of the latter's statement that he had the support of Sankara mutt. On May 1 a congregation of various mutt heads at a well known Arts college in Nagapattanam, had disapproved of the controversial and allegedly tainted Nithyananda as the Madurai Savite Mutt head.

They had also demanded that if the decision to coronate Nithyananda as the Madurai Saivite mutt head, they would initiate legal action against the 292nd Mutt head, who had decided to make Nithyananda his successor. Reacting to this Nithyananda in a press conference had claimed that he had the support of Kanchi mutt head, Ravisankar Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal and a few leader of political parties as well as prominent personalities in the society.

However, dealing a blow to Nithyananda's statement, Kanchi Sankara mutt head Jayendra Saraswathi categorically stated that he did not support Nithyananda ss the new Saivite mutt head in Madurai. He also clarified that the Sankara mutt had no role in the appointment of Nithyananda.

However, the Kanchi mutt said he did not support the coronation. It may be recalled that Swamy Nithyananda had got into a controversy when a sleaze video tape showing him in compromising position with a Tamil actreess, who was his devotee, was shown on some private television channels in 2010.

- Agencies

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