Kanchi seer Jayendra, a spiritual colossus till his arrest in 2004, dies

Anointed a pontiff of the ancient Kanchi mutt when he was barely 19 years old, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi came to wield enormous say in matters affecting the Hindu religion in the country, including the Ayodhya issue.

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