Important Alert For NRIs ***** Is "Shankaracharya" in USA?

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Important Alert For NRIs ***** Is “Shankaracharya” in USA?

We will update more information on our website at the appropriate time. Please

forward this mail to as many Indians as possible to start this Awareness

Campaign. IndiaCause have received messages indicating that "Jagadguru

Shankracharaya" is currently visiting USA. Interestingly some Non-Hindu groups

in USA are organizing meetings in his honor, arranging his lectures, discourses

and Temple pujas in USA. We contacted Hinduism Today Magazine, USA :

http://www.hinduismToday.com. They have their own correspondent at Puri, India.

According to them "His Holiness Nischalanand Saraswati" is the only authorized

Shankaracharya of Puri and He has never Visited USA. Here are some important

News Reports that NRIs should know about 1. Is this shankaracharya for real?

(Rediff 06-28-00) 2. He was used by Muslim and Christian organizations

(Pioneer/HVK 10-06-02) 3. "Duplicate" Sankaracharya was ordered to leave Puri

(Indian Express 01-24-00) 4. Swami was arrested along with seven of his

disciples (Indian Express 07-19-00) 5. High Court has debarred him from using

the title of "Jagadguru Shankracharaya" (Pioneer/HVK 10-06-02) 6. He was

prohibited from going within the radius of 1,000 meters of the temple. And yet

the impostor continues to claim to be Shankracharaya of Puri Peeth (Pioneer/HVK

10-06-02) 7. Imposter Shankaracharya has attempted to mediate in Kashmir in the

past (Rediff 07-06-00) Pioneer/HVK report says: “Honble High Court in

Orissa unambiguously reaffirmed: "Swami Nischalanand Saraswati was the

recognised Jagadguru Shankracharaya of Goverdhan Peetham and as such he has the

recognised right of enjoying all legal rights and privileges and status

associated with the honoured position of Shankracharaya." This report also

says: "It is high time that his (The “Impersonator”) passport is

impounded, criminal cases filed against him are pursued actively and a CBI

investigation launched for his possible links with Islamic fundamentalists

funded by the ISI" How can you help solve this puzzle? 1. Alert your local

Temple authorities, Universities, Organizations and friends about this issue.

Request them to verify all the details before providing any kind of meetings,

publicity, Forum or contact. 2. Forward this webpage (on

http://www.IndiaCause.com) to as many friends as possible to create awareness.

3. Please provide us any additional information you may have on this issue. 4.

We need volunteers to collect more information. Please let us know if you are

interested Here are the related links: Impersonator on the

loosehttp://www.hvk.org/articles/1002/104.html#top Is this shankaracharya for

real? http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/jun/28puri1.htm Rival Shankaracharya

arrestedhttp://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20000718/ina18035.html Seer

laying claim to Puri Peeth

arrestedhttp://www.indian-express.com/ie/daily/20000719/ina19052.html

‘Duplicate' Sankaracharya ordered to leave

Purihttp://www.indian-express.com/ie/daily/20000124/ina24021.html Puri

Shankaracharya to expose fake

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