Sunday, January 2 2005 15:35 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Top BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) leaders, including party president L K Advani, today (Jan 2, 2005) prayed for the release of Kanchi Seer Jayendra Saraswati arrested in connection with a murder case.

Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj and Janakrishna Murthy, all saffron party leaders, and former BJP ideologue Govindacharya were among those who attended the prayer meet lasting two hours at Sri Devi Kamakshi temple in New Delhi.

The leaders prayed for early release of the Pontiff.

"The Shankaracharya has always prayed for peace and welfare of all of us. Devotees must collectively pray for him and to save our dharma," Ulachi Ganesan, executive trustee, Devi Kamakshi Mandir, told mediapersons.