Kolkata: Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi on March 11 said the
outcome of the excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya ordered by the Allahabad
High Court should be acceptable to all parties.
The Sankaracharya said though excavations were carried out in the past at the
site, "I don't know what came out. This time whatever comes out should be acceptable
to all."
"God is still existing in the site. Now he is in a makeshift hut. Later, he will be
installed in a temple," the Sankaracharya told reporters after the inauguration of
an eye hospital.
The High Court had on March 5 ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to
undertake excavations at the disputed site within a week and complete the process
within a month to ascertain whether a temple existed at the place where Babri Masjid
was built.
Describing the order as "a just and balanced move", he said it was wrong on the part
of "some groups" to oppose it.
Asked if he would meet the Prime Minister to discuss the Ayodhya issue, the
Sankaracharya said, "Whenever the call comes and opportunity beckons, I will."
He disagreed with a suggestion that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was
preaching 'ultra hindutva' to foment communal passion, saying "VHP is only an
organisation to spread 'hindutva'."
The seer said the Kanchi-Ayodhya Development Trust had initiated a training
programme, involving 200 young men and women, from both Hindu and Muslim
communities, to preach the message of peace, amity and brotherhood in Ayodhya.
PTI
