Open Letter to The Prime Minister from Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath
3rd January 2012
Your government has emphasized in many statements the central importance that Holy River Ganga holds in our culture. You have given an assurance to esteemed Gurudev Jyotishpeethadhishwar and Dwarka Shardapeethadheeshwar Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Swarupanand Saraswati jee Maharaj on 16-10-2008 that Holy River Ganga would be given the status of a national river and that a National Ganga River Basin Authority would be formed to protect it from further harm. The river binds together the Indian identity and culture Your breach of these assurances proves your lack of concern for the holy river. To read more: http://manushi.in/articles.php?articleId=1583