Varanasi, Feb. 14 -- The controversy involving Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath refuses to die down. Adding fuel to fire, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has targeted the CM, saying, "One does not become a Yogi by piercing one's ears and wearing saffron."Swami Jitendranand Saraswati, national general secretary of the All India Sant Samiti, reacted sharply to the statement of Akhilesh Yadav.
He said, "Do politics as you please, but linguistic decorum must also be maintained."The Sant Samiti has strongly condemned Akhilesh Yadav's statement. Swami Jitendranand said, "Akhilesh Yadav cannot distribute certificates declaring anyone a saint, sage, or sanyasi.""On the question on th...