Gujarat, Gujarat: There is no end in sight to the Salangpur dispute, Kothari Swami came forward after Nautam’s departure, know what happened today? – salangpur hanuman ji murals controversy shree kashtabhanjan dev hanumanji mandir botad latest updates
Ahmedabad: The controversy that started in August regarding derogatory pictures of Hanuman ji in Sarangpur (Salangpur) does not seem to be ending. There is great resentment among the sages and saints of Sanatana Dharma over the adamant stand of the Swaminarayan sect on the insult of Hanuman ji. The saints held a meeting in Ahmedabad in which they announced to boycott the Swaminarayan sect. So on the second day the situation remained tense in Sarangpurdham located in Botad also. All the gates to enter the temple remained closed. So in the afternoon, Hindu sages and saints reached the temple with five hundred supporters and demanded the removal of the controversial pictures of Hanuman, but the police pacified them and returned them. By the evening, due to RSS leader Ram Madhav being in Sarangpur, the matter of Sangh’s entry in the whole controversy also came to light. Late in the evening, an official statement was issued by Shri Kashtbhanjandev Hanumandev Temple.
Sant Samaj meeting in Ahmedabad, below Nautam Swami and Dr. Jyotrinath.
1. Boycott of Swaminarayan sect
Angered by the subordination of Hanuman ji to Sahajanand Swami of the Swaminarayan sect, the Hindu saints have announced a boycott of all programs and religious places of the Swaminarayan community. After the meeting in Ahmedabad, National Head of Sanatan Sant Samiti, Dr. Jyotrinath Maharaj gave this information to the media. The saints passed 13 resolutions in the meeting. In this, a resolve was expressed not to tolerate insult this time and to fight.
2. Nautam Swami of Vadtal was removed
After the controversy over the pictures of Hanumanji in Botad, Nautam Swami, who termed the people protesting in Khambhat as very small, has been removed from the post of Gujarat state chief by the All India Sant Committee. Nautam Swami, head of the Satsang Mahasabha of Vadtal Swaminarayan Temple, is counted among the powerful saints of Gujarat. Last year he had formed Hindu Dharma Sena. The information about Swami’s removal was given by the national head of Sanatan Sant Samiti, Dr. Jyotrinath Maharaj. He said that this decision was taken in the National Executive meeting in Lucknow.
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3. Speculation of Sangh’s entry in the dispute
Ram Madhav, one of the senior RSS leaders, was seen at Shri Kashtbhanjandev Hanuman Temple, which became the center of controversy. There was speculation about the entry of Sangh in this dispute on the information of Ram Madhav being in Sarangpur. Sources said that Ram Madhav avoided this entire controversy and left the place without commenting. Reliable sources said that Ram Madhav had come to participate in the ongoing Thinkers Summit in Sarangpur. Earlier the discussion was that Ram Madhav was mediating this dispute.
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4. Complete silence on pictures, committee formed
After the day’s tense events, for the first time in the evening a press conference was organized by Shri Kashtbhanjandev Hanuman Temple on this dispute. After the controversial request of Nautam Swami, Kothari Swami of Vadtal main temple came forward. He gave a vague answer, read a few lines written in the release and left. He did not tell about the pictures against which there is protest. When were they removed? Kothari Swamy said that a committee has been formed in this matter. After speaking, Kothari Swamy did not stop for media questions and left. In his statement, Kothari Swami described the Swami Narayan sect as a part of the Sanatan tradition.
5. Harshad Gadhvi accused and arrested
There is controversy regarding the pictures of Hanuman. After Harshad Gadhvi, the police have arrested two others in the case of attacking those paintings with an ax and blackening them. Superintendent of Police Kishore Balolia Harshad Gadhvi was accompanied by his associates Jaisingh Bharwad and Baldev Bharwad. On September 3, Gadhvi had attacked the pictures depicting Hanuman as a slave of Sahajanand Swami of the Swaminarayan sect.
Gujarat: Gates of Sarangpurdham closed, Nautam Swami expelled, saints in Ahmedabad took oath to boycott Swaminarayan sect.