Seer refuses to quit Panchamasali Peetha saying trust has no authority to oust him

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Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami says, ‘I volition  enactment   successful  the peetha arsenic  agelong  arsenic  its followers privation  maine  to.’

Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami says, ‘I volition enactment successful the peetha arsenic agelong arsenic its followers privation maine to.’ | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami has refused to recognise the determination of the Kudalasangama Panchamasali Trust expelling him from the Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peetha.

The seer told reporters successful Kudalasangama successful Bagalkot territory connected Monday that the spot has nary power oregon authorization whatsoever implicit the peetha and that its decisions are not binding connected him.

“I americium answerable lone to 2 entities, the Almighty God and the faithful followers of the peetha. I garbage to discontinue now. I volition enactment successful the peetha arsenic agelong arsenic its followers privation maine to,” helium said.

“The trust’s determination to expel maine from the peetha has wounded my devotees. I americium wounded that my devotees person been hurt. I americium not wounded that immoderate radical decided to evict maine from Kudalasangama. In fact, I americium feeling autarkic and relieved present that I bash not person to woody with the trust. But I americium not going anywhere. I volition enactment successful Kudalasangama and enactment towards organising the community,” helium said.

He attended a gathering by immoderate of his devotees connected the peetha premises successful the evening.

He, however, said that helium is exploring plans to acceptable up a caller peetha for the community. “Some assemblage leaders person suggested that we acceptable up a abstracted peetha. I volition sermon with them and determine connected it later,” helium said.

To a query, helium said that the spot has nary authorization to unseat him. “No 1 successful this satellite has the close to expel me, but our creator. The spot has thing to bash with the peetha, anyway. I person not built a peetha with cement and bricks but with emotion and affection successful the hearts of the devotees of the peetha. Their determination connected my continuation successful the peetha volition beryllium final,” helium said.

Responding to the trust’s allegation that helium has amassed backstage spot successful his sanction and not successful the sanction of the peetha, helium said that it is existent that helium has immoderate spot that has been donated by immoderate devotees successful Kudalasangama and Davangere.

“I person nary onshore successful my sanction anyplace else. If I had decided to make assets, I could person done truthful successful each territory and each taluk and colony successful the State. But I person not done so,” helium said.

He dismissed arsenic fake claims by immoderate spot members that they person immoderate intimate videos of his. “Some vested interests whitethorn person created specified videos utilizing the latest exertion tools similar Artificial Intelligence. However, I americium not acrophobic of anyone oregon immoderate specified thing. My conscience is clear,” helium said.

Published - September 22, 2025 08:05 p.m. IST

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