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Post by sambarvada Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:52 pm

One instance is the remark he allegedly made when Dalits from Koothirambakkam sought the mutt's good offices to help them win their right to enter the village temple. Jayendra Saraswathi is alleged to have said, "Take bath and cleanse yourself first, and then claim your right to enter the temple." K. Krishnaswamy, the leader of Puthiya Tamizhagam, a political party of Dalits, has taken the issue to the court.


http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2124/stories/20041203006300800.htm


===> Dalits were naturally upset when Kanchi Shankracharya asked them to take a bath before entering the temple. The have a right to.

However, when dalits get converted and the pastor insists that they take a bath, put on their best attire when they come to church, they gladly oblige.

Why?

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