Prayagrah, Jan. 20 -- The dispute between the Magh Mela authorities and Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati refused to die as on Tuesday as the Prayagraj Mela Authority has issued a notice to the Shankaracharya, citing the Supreme Court, and demanding a response within 24 hours.

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati has also responded to the Mela administration's refusal to recognise him as the Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth. He clearly stated that a Shankaracharya is someone who is recognised by the Shankaracharyas of the other three peeths (monastic centres). The Shankaracharya claimed that the Shankaracharyas of the other two peeths, Dwarka Peeth and Sringeri Peeth, recognise him as a Shankaracharya. He claimed that during t...