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Kancheepuram: Virtually giving up his efforts to resolve the Ayodhya tangle for now, Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi on July 7said the doors were, however, open to Muslims for discussions but the All India Muslim Personal Law Board made it clear that it would not take the initiative for a dialogue.

A day after the Board rejected his proposals as not being consistent with the honour and dignity of Muslims, the Shankaracharya said in his Mutt that he has "completed" his task and would not "interfere" in the affairs of Kashi and Mathura.

"I have completed my task. I have no further plans but my doors shall always remain open, if the Muslims want to have discussions on the issue," the Pontiff said.

However, in Lucknow, the AIMPLB member Sajjad Nomani said that the Board would not take any initiative for starting a dialogue now and any fresh move would again have to come from the "other side".

"The Shankaracharya had initiated the (previous) move by coming over to meet the president of the Board Rabey Hasan Nadvi and if he deems it proper, he may again make a fresh move with a proposal which could pave the way of resolution of the dispute," he said.

Nomani, however, said any fresh formula would have to be "rational, reasonable, within the framework of the Indian Constitution and in accordance with the past resolutions of the Board. He and another member Zafaryab Jilani ruled out further talks on the rejected formula of the seer.

PTI