India should be declared a Hindu Rashtra and 15 other nations would follow suit, said Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Gobardhann Peeth, Puri in a press conference.
The revered Puri seer said he had video conferences with top representatives of 52 nations in which 15, including Mauritius and Bhutan, have said if India declares itself a Hindu Rashtra, they would follow suit.
The seer worried over Nepal, the sole Hindu nation of the world, becoming a puppet in the hands of China. He was also unhappy at the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh.
“When minorities can live comfortably in India, why can’t Hindus be safe in Bangladesh? Bangladesh is carved out of India itself. The insult of Hindu gods and goddesses cannot be tolerated anywhere in the world” remarked Swami Nischalananda Saraswati.
He also had a dig at elections.
“Vidhan Sabha elections were held in various states during the period of Corona and are going to be held in future also. When there is a political program, the politicians do not have a vision of Corona, but when religious programs are organized, the matter of Corona starts rising”.
Shankaracharya further took offence to pilgrimage sites being turned into tourism attractions. It is not right to give the form of Bhog Bhoomi (land of lust) to Tapobhoomi (land of penance), exclaimed Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati.
Earlier too in the year 2020, the seer had appealed to United Nations to declare India, Bhutan, Nepal as Hindu Rashtra.
In an interview with the media, the Puri seer had stated that many of the world’s 204 nations have been designated as Muslim and Christian countries. Despite the fact that these countries have a big Hindu population, there is no specific Hindu country. The United Nations should take note of this and designate India, Nepal, and Bhutan to be Hindu countries, as well as take the appropriate steps to help Hindus who have been tortured and persecuted in other countries, the seer had maintained.
