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Good news in 3 months: Kanchi Acharya

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI JUNE 26. The Kanchi Sankaracharya, Jayendra Saraswati, who met the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Vice-President, Krishan Kant, today asserted that he would continue with his independent initiative to try and find a solution to the Ayodhya problem that would be agreeable to both the parties involved. He expected "good news'' within two or three months.

During the day, the King of Nepal, Gyanendra, performed `pada puja' at the feet of Adi Sankara at the Kamakshi temple, which is also the place where the Kanchi seer stays when he is here. The King was with the Queen, Komal Rajyalaxmi, and their daughter, Prerna Rajyalaxmi, and the `puja' was performed in the presence of the Sankaracharya who is also the `rajguru' of Nepal. Earlier, he had clarified that his current visit to the capital was connected with King Gyanendra's desire to meet him.

However, he refused to talk about what transpired during his meeting with Mr. Vajpayee. While admitting that he agreed with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's view that the last time he had attempted to resolve the issue, Mr. Vajpayee had not done much to help — he also blamed the lack of success on a party rushing to court — he added that the Prime Minister's busy schedule and a number of responsibilities might have come in the way. He was sure that when the time came, Mr. Vajpayee would act to find a peaceful solution to the Ayodhya issue.

The Acharya made known his views through two separate interviews, one given to a news agency and another to a magazine, which is the RSS mouthpiece.

He was not too worried about the recent statement by the VHP that it would not accept a judicial verdict on the Ram temple issue, which is a matter of faith. "That is their view, and there is nothing to be apprehensive about,'' he was reported as having said. Equally, he was of the view that the last time he attempted mediation, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board had not totally rejected his efforts.

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