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KANPUR, INDIA, October 14, 2004: Jagat Guru Shankarachrya of Puri Math, Swami Nishchalanand, has alleged that various political parties were misusing the name of Shakaracharya by appointing people of their interest. Talking to reporters here Shakaracharya said that there were three recognized Shankaracharyas working in four peeths in the country —Gobardhan Peeth, Puri Peeth’s Nischalanand; in Karnataka south, Sringeri Math Swamy Bhartiya ji Teertha; in north Uttranchal Jyotirmath’s Swamy Swarupanand; and besides them Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi in south and Swamy Chinmayanand in east were also recognized as Shankaracharyas. He alleged that there were about 150 bogus Shankaracharyas including 100 in south and the rest in the north who were moving as shankaracharyas. Shankaracharya Nishchalanand said political parties should work for strengthening the nation and not for weakening the country. Shankaracharya was accorded a warm reception at railway station on his arrival and he later addressed three programs organised in the city.

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