Bhubaneshwar, May 4 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President Prasanna Acharya on Sunday objected to the West Bengal government calling the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple in Digha a 'dham' and said that they are "unnecessarily" creating a controversy.

Prasanna Acharya questioned the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government about how there can be a fifth Dham while Adi Shankaracharya established only four and urged them not to engage in politics.

Speaking with ANI, Acharya said, "No politics should be done on this issue, it is a religious issue, regarding the sentiments of crores of devotees of Lord Jagannath... How can the fifth Dham be established while Adi Shankaracharya established only four Dham... This is next to impossible... ...