A new website set up by followers of the Shankaracharya of Kanchipuram seeks to disseminate "authentic information" about the controversy surrounding his arrest in a murder case.
The website www.kanchi-sathya.org, to which a link has been provided on the Kanchipuram mutt's official site www.kamakoti.org, features links to selected reports and articles on developments surrounding pontiff Jayendra Saraswathi since his arrest Nov 11.
The influential Hindu seer is in judicial custody as the prime accused in the murder of Sankararaman, who was killed in a temple in Kanchipuram in September.
"In many instances we know what appears in the media is certainly far from truth. Yet when they persist in spreading such information, we stop to wonder," the new website says in a section titled "What to do, where to go, whom to ask".
"The problem is compounded by the prosecution feeding the media simultaneously while filing papers to the high court."
The website says the anguish and pain of devotees all around the world is "immeasurable" and it is their "yearning to know the truth and the real issues that has led" to the launch of the website.
Talking about its objective, the website says it would be "deemed successful if it brought better awareness of the key issues, some understanding, hope and clarity even if it is only for a few".