New Delhi:
Even as scores of people have been protesting against Dwaraka Peeth Shankaracharya Swaroopananda Saraswati for his controversial remarks against Shirdi Sai Baba, the spiritual guru is refusing to withdraw his statement.
Shankaracharya is making controversial statements one after another. In his first controversial comment he had told News Nation that Sai Baba is not a God and hence should not be worshipped.
Later, he said that Sai Baba followers “should not enter our temples, should not take dip in Ganga and should not chant the name of Ram. Only then they can worship Sai Baba.”
Continuing his scathing attack on Sai followers, Shankracharya has now said that Hindus should undergo ‘shuddhikaran’ or ‘purification’ process and should stop worshipping Sai Baba.
“It’s their (Hindus) obligation to perform shuddhikaran by keeping a nirjala (without water) Ekadashi fast, taking a dip in Ganga and never take Sai Baba’s name,†he said.
When asked why he want to remove the word Ram from Sai's name, he said: “Ram is worshipped since time immemorial, while Shirdi Sai Baba came after him, how can people worship him?â€
