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Chennai: Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi on July 12 said mediators from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) were in touch with him on his initiative to resolve the Ayodhya tangle and he was hopeful of an early solution.

"They are in touch with me," he told reporters when asked whether there was any follow-up after the Board rejected his proposals.

Asserting that the Board's rejection of his proposal was "not a failure", he said the Board had "some doubts regarding his mentioning of Kashi and Mathura" in his second letter.

He said he had only cautioned them and not issued any "veiled threat" to the Muslim community.

The timing of his second letter, dated July 1, might have also caused some doubts and "misunderstanding" among Board members, as it was after his meeting with Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders.

The letter was ready by June 28 itself and there was some delay in typing it out. There was no pressure from any quarters on his proposals, he said, adding there was no question of succumbing to any pressure. "I will maintain my independent identity," he said.

The seer said court settlement could never solve the Ayodhya problem and only a negotiated settlement could solve it.

PTI