Madurai: The senior pontiff of a 1,500-year-old Saivite Mutt, who sacked self-styled controversial godman Nithyananda as his successor, on Sunday said the trust formed jointly by them had been dissolved. "The Madurai Adheenam Trust has been dissolved in the backdrop of HR& CE department stating before the Principal Sub court here it was set up without obtaining its permission and the Mutt's objective was to take control and manage property worth more than Rs 1,000 crore," Sri Arunagirinathar, the 292nd head of Madurai Adheenam, told reporters.
He said the honour and prestige of the Mutt in which great saints, including Tirugnanasambandhar had been pontiffs had now been restored with the dismissal of Nithyanandha. "There is no need for continuing with the Trust," he said.
To a question, he said it was not possible for Nithyanandha to dismiss him, even if he wanted to. "The senior incumbent pontiff cannot be dismissed by a junior". Mutt officials said the Adheenam had been receiving congratulatory messages from all over the state since Saturday following the October 19 dismissal of Nithyananda.
They said customs introduced by Nithyanandha had also been stopped and all articles brought by him, including fitness equipment, removed from the premises. Women disciples had also been asked to leave, they said....
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07:40 PM, Oct 21, 2012
Chennai: Controversial godman Swami Nithyananda was on Saturday removed as the successor to a 1500-year-old mutt in Madurai. He faces several criminal charges, including rape. Nityananda was appointed as the successor at the mutt in August this year, but the decision had received widespread criticism, including from the Tamil Nadu government. The senior pontiff of the Madurai Atheenam announced that Nithyananda had been sacked as the junior pontiff and also...
11:13 PM, Oct 20, 2012
Chennai: Swami Nithyananda has been sacked as the successor to a 1500-year-old Mutt in Madurai. Nithyananda was sacked by a senior pontiff and is facing criminal charges including rape after a US-based woman and others alleged sexual exploitation. Nithyananda was appointed as the successor at the Madurai Mutt in April but his appointment had received widespread criticism, including from the Tamil Nadu government. Nithyananda's own ashram is located in Bangalore,...
09:19 AM, Oct 20, 2012
Mumbai: Controversial spiritual leader Swami Nithyananda is likely to be a part of reality show 'Bigg Boss' this season. Swami Nithyananda was in news after some of his disciples accused him of sexual harassment and now there is a buzz that the self-styled godman is all set to participate in 'Bigg Boss 6'. "I have been told the godman has been approached earlier. It is too early to confirm or...
01:06 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Ramanagar: Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda was granted bail by the district executive magistrate today, a day after he was re-arrested on charges of disturbing peace. Ramanagar Deputy Commissioner Sriram Reddy, also the executive magistrate, passed orders granting bail to Nithyananda on furnishing a bond for Rs 1 lakh and two sureties for like sum and directed him not to disturb peace. Public Prosecutor Nagaraj Reddy opposed bail for Nithyananda who...
06:29 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Ramanagar: Just hours after being granted bail by a court, controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda was re-arrested on Thursday and remanded to one-day preventive custody on charges of disturbing the peace. Nithyananda, who was arrested on Wednesday after he appeared before a court to surrender in an assault case, was slapped with a fresh case of disturbing the peace in Ramanagara and surrounding areas of Nithyananda Ashram at Bidadi near Ramanagar....
08:49 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Bangalore: A court near Bangalore granted bail to self-styled godman Nithyananda on Thursday. He spent his first night in jail after surrendering on Wednesday. The self-styled godman was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a TV reporter. He also faces new allegations of sexual abuse. Nithyananda, who had been reportedly absconding for days, surrendered in the Ramanagara district court in Karnataka on Wednesday. He was sent to a...
03:49 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Bangalore: A court near Bangalore will decide on self-styled godman Nithyananda's bail plea on Thursday. He spent his first night in jail after surrendering on Wednesday. The self-styled godman was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a TV reporter. He also faces new allegations of sexual abuse. Nithyananda, who had been reportedly absconding for days, surrendered in the Ramanagara district court in Karnataka on Wednesday. He was sent...
09:27 AM, Jun 14, 2012
34-year-old self-styled godman Swamy Nithyananda, facing arrest in an assault case, surrendered on Wednesday afternoon at the Ramanagar court near Bangalore in Karnataka. The controversial godman evaded law for three days after an FIR was lodged against him for assaulting a reporter from a TV channel who allegedly asked uncomfortable questions during a press conference. That press meet was called after Arathi Rao, an NRI based in the US, had...
04:01 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda, who had been reportedly absconding for days, surrendered in the Ramanagara district court in Karnataka on Wednesday. He has been sent to a day's judicial custody and may apply for bail on Thursday. This came after the Karnataka High Court adjourned his plea for quashing the first FIR against him. Earlier on Wednesday, Nithyananda's ashram had issued a press release saying he would be back in...
03:33 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda faces arrest after the Karnataka High Court adjourned his plea for quashing the FIR against him to Friday. This means that if Nithyananda visits his ashram on Wednesday, he is likely to be arrested. Nithyananda's ashram had issued a press release on Wednesday saying he'll be back at the Bidadi ashram on Thursday. The police, however, are still on the look out for Nithyananda over allegations...
01:58 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda's ashram has issued a press release saying he'll be back at the Bidadi ashram on Thursday. The police, however, are still on the look out for Nithyananda over allegations of sexual abuse. The police are expected to arrest all those named in an FIR filed after an altercation between the media and his followers. Nithyananda's lawyers moved the Karnataka High Court to quash the first FIR...
12:40 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda still remains on the run. The Ramanagara police have begun their search at his ashram in Bidadi. The police are expected to arrest all those named in an FIR, filed after an altercation between the media and his followers. Meanwhile, the Swami's lawyers moved the Karnataka High Court to quash the first FIR on Tuesday. The state government is also set to take over his...
08:53 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Ramanagaram police on Tuesday began search operations in Swamy Nithyananda Ashram in Bidadi. Sources said that police has been directed to arrest to all those named in the FIR including Nithyananda. SP Ramanagaram, Anupam Agarwal, said "If we find Nithyananda we will arrest him for charges of assault and threat to life, this has nothing to do with the sleaze tapes." Earlier, facing arrest Nithyananda moved the Karnataka High...
05:42 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Bangalore: Lawyers of the the self-styled godman, Nithyananda, have moved the Karnataka High Court to quash the first FIR lodged against him, after his supporters clashed with a TV reporter. The self-styled godman remains missing 24 hours after the Sadananda Gowda government launched a manhunt for him. There has been no clue of his whereabouts despite the state government having ordered a probe into allegations of sexual abuse against him....
03:32 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda remains missing 24 hours after the Sadananda Gowda government in Karnataka issued a manhunt for him. There has been no clue of his whereabouts despite the state government having ordered a probe into allegations of sexual abuse against him. However, Nithyananda's supporters claimed that he was not absconding. The government had also ordered the seizure and a search of his ashram property and asked the home...
01:34 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Bangalore: The godman who claimed he could meditate and levitate is now on the run. The Karnataka government has launched a manhunt for self-styled swami Nithyananda after fresh allegations came to the fore of sexual abuse and rape. An inquiry by the regional commissioner has also begun. Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda said, "We have ordered the police and the district administration to search the premises and take possession of the...
08:27 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Bangalore: The government has ordered a probe into the allegations of misdeeds by self-styled godman Nithyananda. The Karnataka government has also ordered to seize and search Nithyananda's ashram property. The Karnataka home department will take legal steps to cancel his bail. The police will also issue a manhunt for Nithyananda after complaints of rape and sexual abuse by some devotees. Last week, clashes broke out between the activists of a...
02:05 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Bidadi: A reporter of a regional channel has filed a complaint against the controversial self styled godman Nithyananda and four of his followers on Saturday alleging physical assault and threat to his life, police said. "The complaint has just been filed and after verifying the facts, we will be registering an FIR", said Ramanagara Superintendent of Police Anupam Agarwal. In his complaint, the reporter had alleged that during a press...
10:25 PM, Jun 07, 2012
