Letter from Undertrial No. 12504
by Swami Amritananda Dev Tirtha on 31 Dec 2008 16 Comments

[On 25 December 2008, Swami Amritananda Dev Tirtha, Shankaracharya of the PoK-based Sri Sharada Sarvagya Peeth, managed to convey a letter to his followers, alluding to his sufferings and humiliation in police custody, a mirror image of the degradation of Hindus in secular India. The letter, written in Hindi, has been translated by Sandhya Jain, Editor, www.vijayvaani.com


India, the fourth-most populous nation in the world, the sole Hindu nation, yet also a divided India, weighed down by secularism, feels guilty about being a Hindu nation. Since the last 1200 years, ignorant of its united strength, this society which lacks the courage to speak the truth and has much experience in evading the lessons of history, suffering much humiliation and aggression, is now searching and struggling for its identity.


In this connection, I, the symbol of Hindu Samaj’s identity and faith, anointed Jagadguru Shankaracharya, Anantsri Bibhushit Swami Amritananda Dev Tirtha (born Sudhakar Dhar), Shankaracharya, Sri Sharada Sarvagya Peeth, Jammu Kashmir (PoK), in the present circumstances, unhappy at Hindu Samaj’s worthless, indifferent, disbelieving and faithless leadership, am writing this letter.
Because, via the Mumbai Anti-Terror Squad, Hindu society is being misled and their cruel and dehumanizing atrocities towards me – from propagating a fraudulent identity of Dayanand Pandey, which was never my name, and calling me a self-declared Sant, Mahant, or Pujari –– have forced me to accept the commission of certain crimes:-


1] My saffron robes were removed, I was denuded and kept wetted in an air-conditioned room for three days and given electric shocks.


2] The Sri Yantra and religious books (including Japuji Sahib) used for my personal puja were trampled upon and thrown in a gutter.


3] Three men would stand upon my legs and hit me with belts on the soles of my feet, till I fell unconscious.


4] Meat was pushed into my mouth and I was told that it was cow-flesh (beef).


5] I was forced to read certain scripts, and then my voice dubbed, and audio-video tapes produced.


6] I was threatened that pornographic CDs would be made about me [i.e., by computer simulation] to defame me in Hindu society.


These are just some examples. I lived 17 days in their custody, and you can yourself imagine what they would have done to me.


If ATS had any proof against me, why did they need to cook up fake evidence against me? ATS said, “here we will kill you, outside Muslims will kill you; you have to die in any case, so accept your crimes.” They made me mug up the answers of questions and then did a narco-analysis.


In these circumstances, I hope that Hindu society will accept and read this letter as proof of the truth of its Dharmacharyas.


It would be appropriate to mention here that the root and ancient seat of the Shankaracharya parampara, Sri Sharada Sarvagya Peeth, lies in gram Shardi, taluka Attumukam, district Neelam, divided India’s northern-most state of Jammu Kashmir, in the 48% territory seized by Pakistan. Not only was this seat lost because of this Pakistani seizure, but over the last 60 years, that region’s lakhs of Hindus have in lost their human rights, been denied basic civic amenities, and are running from pillar to post without social or governmental assistance. 


Three resolutions to take back Pak-Occupied Kashmir are gathering dust. This attitude of secular governments is known to the Islamic nations and Islamic leadership, as a result of which a policy of oppression is being followed, and in India, Islamic conversions are taking place with the support of Pakistan and other Islamic nations. The result is that 18-20 years ago, lakhs of Hindus were compelled to abandon Kashmir; they found refuge in other Hindu states of the nation. But today, in seven coastal states, Hindus are a minority of less than 10%. So if the same type of flight of Hindus takes place in other states, where will they take refuge?


Eminent thinkers of this fear-ridden society, the Kashi Vidwit Parishad, Dandi Sannyasi Seva Samiti, the faith-loving and reputed persons of Kashi, joined hands and organised a Sarvajanik Samaroh, and re-established Sri Sharada Sarvagya Peeth’s lost Shankaracharya parampara. The challenge was to stop the oppression and flight of Hindus of  PoK; share the sufferings of resident Hindus of PoK and help them get justice and their rights; encourage Kashmiri Pandits to return to the Valley; and remind the Government of the three Parliamentary resolutions to reclaim PoK. Thus, on 16 May 2003, I was anointed Shankaracharya and charged with these responsibilities. Since then to the present day, combating all kinds of dangers and threats, I have been fulfilling my responsibility. A special report on this may be read in the 17 February 2008 edition of the RSS mouthpiece, Organiser.


The Jammu region of a Bharat divided on the basis of religion, from the time of independence itself, has become the kasauti (touchstone) of secularism. There, the anointment of a Shankaracharya can expose official secularism. Driven by this fear, the Central and State Governments have sought to use the Abhinav Bharat programmes and in my official capacity as Kashmir Shankaracharya, used the ATS to cook up evidences and incriminate me.


Therefore, via Hindu society, I appeal to the Respected President and Respected Judiciary to permit me to commit suicide, because after this kind of humiliation, I am dying a slow death every second. And, because of the events that befell me, which I take as a sign of the heavy dangers facing the society, I hope that the suicidal Hindu society and its leadership will be alert and awake.


With this hope and conviction, and with my blessings
Swami Amritananda Dev Tirtha
Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya
Sri Sharada Sarvagya Peeth, Kashmir, Bharat

[Note: The noble souls who receive this letter, are hereby requested, via the media, to approach the Hindu people of their respective areas to acquaint them with this reality. Because, on account of the ATS’ orders, none of my letters are going out of the jail. This letter is being conveyed via the good offices of Smt. Himani Savarkar. For additional information, please do contact her. Please demand a judicial enquiry into these incidents and appropriate punishment of the guilty.


For those who seek additional information about me, please search the internet for ‘Swami Amritananda,’ and see the following websites:
www.sarvagyapeeth.com
www.sarvagyapeeth.geocity.com


Swami Amritananda Dev Tirtha
U.T. No. 12504
Arthur Road Central Jail, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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India, the fourth-most populous nation in the world....the very first part of the first sentence is factually[ wrong.
India is the second most populous nation in the world , isn't it?
Erama Kiruttinan
December 31, 2008
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Tell every voter of LATUR by whatever means that it was Shivraj Patil as Union Home Minister who was instrumental in pressurising Karkare and his ATS to fabricate the terrorist charges on Hindu Saints and implicate RSS and BJP in this before the elections. And Shivraj Patil was solely responsible for the dastardly cruel treatment inflicted on Hindu saints by the ATS.
TV shows that Christian nuns arrested in Kerala for the murder of Sister Abhaya 16 years back, as well as the Priests are paraded almost every day to the Court and no Police or Women Police push them, nor is nun's dress has been changed at any time. Maharashtra Police has behaved cruelly with Sadhvi as well as Sankaracharya by physically torturing them removing their saintly clothes..etc. and not allowed to meet anyone for 15 days under torture chambers where even electric shocks were given to these innocent Hindus.
Shivraj Patil might not contest elections now with all this stigma, but look for Governorship of some state.
Kumar
December 31, 2008
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What Swamiji has narrated about his torture at the hands of the Mumbai ATS is really shocking. Do send copies to the President, Chief Justice of India, Justice Krishna Iyer and other responsible personalitie.
People who have known the Swamiji must enlighten the public about Swamiji and his work so that the public can fully support this Cause, without further loss of time.
Vijayalaxmi
December 31, 2008
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Dear Sandhya,

Is there any way you can pass a message to the Swami?

If so, can you tell him that upon being liberated (Hindus must, shall make this happen) he will have no need to contemplate suicide, because he is well-loved and well-respected by all his people. Nothing the terrorists did to him or forced him into during his incarceration will change that. He has committed no crime against Dharma. He remains a dear great soul in whom Dharma resides, regardless of all the terrorists' vile hateful behaviour towards him. And we recognise that.

If you have the chance, can you tell him there are many Hindus who hold him dear and look up to him for his guidance? That we need him, even those of us who didn't know of him before. Tell him not to despair, that he is a strong lion and that his life is always in the hands of his Gods. And also that somehow we will fight for him and ourselves and emerge victorious. Tell him that if you can.

By the way Sandhya, you are amazing.
Hindu
January 01, 2009
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Is this truly happening in India ? If so, it can happen only in India, and it is high time that hinduism is revived to its true glory.... sathyameva jayathe !!!
WHERE ARE ALL THE INTERNATIONAL "GLORIOUS" HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP, AND INDIAN SECULARISTS "
VM
January 01, 2009
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I have sent email communication to HAF in US and Hindu Jagran Forum of UK for taking up the case of Swami ji and the adversities that he is going through for the Hindu cause. The list of tortures against such a saintly person is really horrible and totally un-ethical. As a fellow Hindu, this is all I could do, but I explore more Hindus to not sit idle and do something for protesting against this barbarous act or tomorrow, you will not be safe too.
Gaurav Verma
January 03, 2009
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The Hindus are the fourth most populous nation, after the Christian, the Muslim and the Maoist Communist nation!
Salauddeen
January 03, 2009
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This shows that How weak and divided Hindus are. If these type politics continue and people dose not rise, one day India will become another Pakistan and there won't be anymore Hinduism. We need another Chankya or Shankaracharya to unite India and revive Hinduism. India can be secularism only under Hinduism. It is time to keep Politicians away from religon whether BJP or congress.
shridhar
January 03, 2009
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Any one out there listening? Whole of Hindusthan is Karbasthan!
Epithet on the 'Kabr' (Tomb Stone) of the Hindu Nation:
'Here lies a Nation, soul so dead!'
Chitnis
January 03, 2009
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Torturing a suspect is illegal. It is against the fundamental rights of every citizens. Confession extracted using torture is inadmissible in the court of laws. It is obvious that Maharastra ATS does not know the laws or it has decided not to obey the law. Anyway Karakare got already divine retribution for his evil Karma.
D.Basu
January 03, 2009
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Some how or other the Congress has to foist hindu terrorism to counter balance jehadi terrorism. After all it is vote bank that matters. The Congress which the desperate conglomeration called UPA and the communists are bent upon destroying hinduism and foist alien religions on India. Hindus don't understand that earth is giving away from below their feet. Perhaps hindus are under death wish voting time and again venomous anti-hindu Congress.
KSV SUBRAMANIAN
January 03, 2009
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Wake up Hindus from the Night of Death as - when this is happening to Sankaracharya - the days are not far(in fact they are already @ the footsteps) when hindus in other parts of India would be butchered like lambs. Destroy all such jehadi activities & remove from power such people who are bent upon destroying Hinduism from this earth. Unite & gather courage to fight against such immoral activities and punish the culprits to the fullest extent.
Sathyameva Jayate! Vande Mataram! Sanatan Dahrma Ki Jay!
OmNamahShivay
January 04, 2009
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I doubt whether all that is written are true. If true, then what are the lawyers of the swamiji doing? Why are the Hindu activists silent? The Hindus in that region taking help from Shiva sena should get the saints released from jail immediately.
Balachandra
January 08, 2009
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this a conspiracy of congress and sonia to defame the dehsbhakt hindus.by this sonia wants to become prime minister .all catholic world helping sonia to convert hindus to christia..mumbai blast preplan of shakil ahmad and digvijay singh.the wanted to ban all hindo organisations.so they make path for sonia and rahul..
convey this message to smt himani ji.
10 jan 2009
b n sharma
January 10, 2009
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relegious rights of LKashmiri Hindus have always been infringed upon.
Dr J L Raina
January 12, 2009
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i feel ashamed that psudosecular people on both side only wants proximity to power .dont wish to look either hindu or muslim as living being.
vivek sharma
August 16, 2011
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