Madurai Adheenam

The ruling DMK on Sunday slammed the head of a Shaivite mutt in Tamil Nadu for his "hate"remarks and said he was trying to "frighten"the government and the party by harping on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Madras High Court said today that controversial godman Nithyananda can enter the Madurai Adheenam as a common man to pray, but was not entitled to fulfil the role of the pontiff of the Mutt, citing pendency of a related case in a lower court.

Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda was on Friday sacked by the senior pontiff as his successor of a 1,500-year old Saivaite mutt in Madurai, an appointment which had attracted widespread condemnation from various quarters including Tamil Nadu Government.

Nithyananda, self-declared godman, has shifted base in recent weeks from his ashram near Bangalore, to Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Here are 10 big facts on why that hasn't checked the controversy for him.

Controversial Godman Swami Nithyananda has more trouble at hand. The police are conducting raids at 1500-year-old Saivaite Mutt, Madurai Adheenam - Nithyananda was announced the Junior Pontiff of this mutt - to check whether there are any tiger skins and elephant tusks in its premises.

Tension prevailed at Madurai Adheenam (Mutt), one of the oldest Saivite mutts in the country, as Hindu outfits staged a protest against the appointment of self-styled godman Nithananda as its 293rd pontiff.

The ruling DMK on Sunday slammed the head of a Shaivite mutt in Tamil Nadu for his "hate"remarks and said he was trying to "frighten"the government and the party by harping on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Madras High Court said today that controversial godman Nithyananda can enter the Madurai Adheenam as a common man to pray, but was not entitled to fulfil the role of the pontiff of the Mutt, citing pendency of a related case in a lower court.

Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda was on Friday sacked by the senior pontiff as his successor of a 1,500-year old Saivaite mutt in Madurai, an appointment which had attracted widespread condemnation from various quarters including Tamil Nadu Government.

Nithyananda, self-declared godman, has shifted base in recent weeks from his ashram near Bangalore, to Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Here are 10 big facts on why that hasn't checked the controversy for him.

Controversial Godman Swami Nithyananda has more trouble at hand. The police are conducting raids at 1500-year-old Saivaite Mutt, Madurai Adheenam - Nithyananda was announced the Junior Pontiff of this mutt - to check whether there are any tiger skins and elephant tusks in its premises.

Tension prevailed at Madurai Adheenam (Mutt), one of the oldest Saivite mutts in the country, as Hindu outfits staged a protest against the appointment of self-styled godman Nithananda as its 293rd pontiff.