Dharma Sansad backs Dwarka Seer, says Sai neither god nor guru - Times of India

KAWARDHA (Chhattisgarh): Backing Dwarka Peeth Seer Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, a Dharma Sansad on Monday adopted a resolution declaring Sai Baba, the 19th century mystic, was neither God nor a guru and hence cannot be worshipped and placed among Hindu Gods.

"Dharma Sansad has adopted many resolutions, including one which stated Sai Baba cannot be worshiped as God. Kashi Vidyat Parishad will soon make a formal announcement on the decisions taken by Dharma Sansad", spokesman Rajesh Joshi told TOI.

He said Dharma Sansad adopted many resolutions, including pressing demand for a total ban on cow slaughter, purification and preservation of Ganges, introduction of Gita, Ramayan and Mahabharata in school syllabus, early construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya.

During the course of discussions sadhus from many ?Akhadas" or monasteries strongly backed the 90-year-old pontiff, who had sparked a controversy with statements against worshipin g Sai Baba. The seer asked his followers to remove Sai Baba's photographs and idols from temples where he gets the pride of place with Hindu deities.

Niranjini Akhada's Sadhu Narendra Giri said devotees of Sai Baba should remove Sai Baba's idols from temples and immerse them in Ganges to prevent forcing sadhus from doing it.

There has been tension at the venue for a while when three people, claiming to devotees of Sai Baba, reached and opposed the resolution and demanded an opportunity to speak out. One of the Sai devotee Manushya Mitra was pushed around at the venue as he started speaking out saying sadhus and saints were hesitant to go on hunger strike to enforce a total ban on cow slaughter and protection of holy river Ganges but were talking against Sai Baba.

Later, Mitra told reporters he feared threat to his life. However, those associated with Dharma Sansad said three Sai devotees came on their own in their personal capacity and were not deputed by S ai Baba Trust.

A heavy police contingent was deployed at the Dharma Sansad venue where more than 300 sadhus and saints had assembled to discuss the Sai Baba controversy. However, Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi and its representatives kept aloof as Sai devotees had earlier decided to ignore the controversy.

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