New Delhi: Congress last night (Nov 19, 2004) sought to question Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for the manner in which the Tamil Nadu police arrested the Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi in connection with a murder case.

Spotlight: Kanchi Jayendra Saraswathi's Arrest

"I would like to know from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa why Diwali day was chosen to arrest the Sankaracharya. Why he could not be put under house arrest in a guest house?" Congress general secretary Digivijay Singh told reporters in New Delhi.

He also said, "Should not his (the Seer's) statement have been taken before his arrest?" Singh said.