E. Kailaasa Paramparagatha Kanchi Kailasa Sarvajnapeetham Thondaimandala Adheenam🔗

• 107. 29 Dec 2010, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM and the ASMT community had gathered in His birthplace, Tiruvannamalai to offer prayers at the Arunachaleshwara Temple. Militants of DMK and CPI(M) carrying black flags surrounded THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM and His disciples. The militants threatened the ASMT community and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, "If you (THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM) enter the temple we will kill you." The disciples tried to protect THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM and were brutally assaulted. Two militants raped a female monk. The principal of His gurukul school (Rishi Sri Nithya Advaitananda) was one among those who were beaten owing to which he continues to suffer severe back pain to date. The police refused to accept any complaints from the ASMT community.
• 108. 9 Jan 2012, Madurai: THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was in Madurai to inaugurate an ASMT temple, meditation, and yoga center. An armed mob of neo-Hindutva extremists attacked. The militants broke the doors of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM's car. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM managed to escape safely. The militants kept the monks hostage for several hours. This happened in the presence of the police.
• 109. On 12 Jan 2012, Rajapalayam ASMT Temple (Virudhunagar district) land (Survey number 385B/11) was illegally confiscated by neo-Hindutva extremists. The temple land grabbers sacrilegiously removed the ASMT Hindu worship altars and objects. 108 herbal trees were chopped off. ASMT deities, pictures of deities, religious books were burnt. Agricultural electrical pump sets and motors were removed, electrical lines were removed, lights were broken. The government electricity department officials were unlawfully coerced by militants to change the electric connections, which they refused to comply with. The militants coerced the local panchayat (the lowest unit of self-governance in Bharat) to accept their unlawful confiscation of the temple and land, which the local panchayat refused. The militants blocked the road to the temple using heavy earth movers and captured the land. Ever since 2012 up until 2021, the militants have continued to forcibly claim possession of the land. Complaints to the Police have not remedied the situation. On 12 January 2012, the neo-Hindutva and anti-Hindu atheist militants physically assaulted the ASMT monk Sri Nithya Tattvabhothananda. Rajapalyam was very peaceful and ASMT monks were able to freely practice their religion, conduct meditation classes, and mass prayers until 2010 when the doctored video was released and the Chief Minister Karunanidhi made inflammatory statements and false accusations against the ASMT and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM. This was the case everywhere in Tamil Nadu.
• 110. On 4 Feb 2012, Seithur town, 38-acre ASMT temple land was illegally grabbed. The organic herbal farm was destroyed by the landgrabbers. The land grabbers removed the temple billboard and placed their own, renaming the place as - GV Farms. The living quarters of the monks were destroyed. The police refused to register a formal complaint but recorded the crime in their register.

• 111. The Kailasa Paramparagatha Kanchi Kailasa Sarvajnapeetham Thondaimandala Adheenam (referred to as Thondaimandala Adheenam subsequently) is one of the oldest spiritual kingdoms established by Lord Paramaśiva (primordial Hindu Divinity), in the form of His incarnation Adi Nathar, and was revived 5000 years ago, with its capital as the City of Kanchipuram. As per Hindu history, Lord Paramaśiva (primordial Hindu Divinity), taught the source scripture - Śrimad Kāmikā Āgama to His consort Devī Parvāti as Her incarnation Kanchi Kamachi here under a sacred tree at the present-day Ekambareshwarar temple. The lineage of Thondaimandala was started by Lord Paramaśiva (primordial Hindu Divinity) in form of His incarnation Ekambaranathar and Devī Parvāti in form of Her incarnation Kanchi Kamachi directly beginning with Thiru Nandi Thevar, followed by a lineage of disciples, named as Sanatkumara, Sathiya Gnana Darisanikal, Paranjothi Munivar, Meikanda Thevar, Sitrambala Nadigal, and finally, Gnana Prakasar who became the first Gurumahasannidham of the Thondaimandala Aadheenam. The Gurumahasannidham of the Thondaimandala Adheenam coronated all the kings and regents of the Chola empire – a Tamil thalassocracy, that was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the world's history, dating to at least 3rd century BCE. Bodhidharma the founder of Zen Buddhism (a branch of Mahayana Buddhism like Tibetan Buddhism) was the third son of a Pallava king from Kanchipuram. Bodhidharma was trained and initiated in Thondaimandala Aadheenam and took the teachings of Hinduism spreading them in China, which later fused with Buddhist traditions and became Zen Buddhism. Thondaimandala Guru Maha Sannidhanams are called as Jnanaprakasha. Both the word "Jnanaprakasha" and the word "Bodhi"(from Bodhidharma) have the same meaning – "light of knowledge" and have the same Sanskrit Dhatu also. Thondaimandala Aadheenam with its capital at Kanchipuram was an important seat of knowledge and interpath dialogue, visited by various Hindu and Buddhist Chinese travelers such as Xuanzang.

• 112. It is the age-old customs, traditions, and practices in all the Shaiva Aadheenams in Tamil Nadu that the incumbent Guru Mahasannidhanam appoints His successor based on his spiritual qualifications and divine insight and guidance. These ASMT customs, traditions, and practices of the Aadheenams are documented in historical records of trust procedures, which are the authoritative reference used to decide on religious matters during the colonial era and presently also. These practices cannot at all be interfered with by neither the legislature, judiciary nor the executive. As per these well-documented, ancient procedures, followed for thousands of years, the sole authority and power to appoint the successor is vested in the incumbent pontiff. For thousands of years, GuruMahasannidham has identified and coronated their successors.
• 113. 5 Aug 1893, the 225th Guru MahaSannidhanam of Thondaimandala Adheenam executed a will which was duly probated in OP No.53 of 1894 by the Madras High Court. As per the will the 225th Guru Maha Sannidhanam appointed Thiru Thirugnanasambanda Murthy who was then eleven years (minor) as His successor. Until the child became a major, zamindar Muthukumarasamy Mudaliar and others were nominated as executors for managing the affairs of the Aadheenam. 11 Aug 1894, the 225th Guru MahaSannidhanam attained Paripoornam. During the period from 1894 to 1899, the Aadheenam was under the management and administration of the Executors. 1899, on attaining majority (in age) the 226th Thiru Thirugnanasambanda Murthy took over as the Guru Maha Sannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam. Similarly, on 11 Aug 1924, the 226th Guru MahaSannidhanam of Thondaimandala Adheenam executed a will wherein He appointed Thirupandi Kodumudi Ekambaram (minor) as His successor. Until the minor attained majority, the Aadheenam was managed by the Executor Thiru K. Viswanatha Mudaliar and others. 28 Sept 1924, the 226th Maha Sannidhanam attained Paripoornam. This was the succession process of the Aadheenams
• 114. In 1927, "The Madras Hindu Religious and Endowments Act (1927)" was enacted and made applicable only to Hindu places of worship. Some Hindu religious leaders managed to have their religious institutions out of the purview of the Act. The 227 th Guru Mahasannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam was around thirteen years of age during the enactment of this law, and the 226th Guru Mahasannidhanam had passed away three years prior. Religious institutions, of minority Hindu sects, such as the ASMT Thondaimala Aadheenam were unable to escape falling into the ambit of the Act were nationalized and forcibly brought under State control to be headed by a politically nominated state executive officer called the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious Endowment Board.

• 115. Until November 1932, the administration and management of the Aadheenam were under the control of executors as the successor pontiff appointed under the will had not attained majority (in age). 21 Nov 1932, on attaining majority Kodumudi Ekambara Swamigal took charge and became the 227th Guru Maha Sannidhanam of the Thondaimandala Aadheenam till 5 Aug 1946.
• 116. The State HR&CE claimed that during the tenure of the 227th Guru Maha Sannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam, the Aadheenam was not properly managed. On 17 Jan 1946, the State HR&CE Department used this as a justification to create a scheme under which the management and administration of the Aadheenam were controlled by a manager appointed by the Board, by divesting the powers of Guru Maha Sannidhanam. The 227th Guru MahaSannidhanam was coerced by the State to renounce His position and forcibly exiled from the Mutt. The Guru Maha Sannidhanam had never been removed in several thousand years of the history of Hinduism and this was the first such case. The 227th Sannidhanam was deprived of His rights and denied due process. The 227th Sannidhanam was not allowed to appoint any successor. The State arbitrarily ordered His removal following 199 days of probation during which all His rights were already suspended. By 5 Aug 1946, even before the completion of the 199 days, the 227th Sannidhanam went missing and was never found. 17 May 1995, the 11th Panchen Lama of Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, Choekyi Nyima went missing and his whereabouts were never known, other than Chinese officials stating that His whereabouts had been kept secret to protect Him. Human rights organizations have termed the 11th Panchen Lama as the "youngest political prisoner in the world". However, the case of 227th Sannidhanam's disappearance was shown by the State as a voluntary withdrawal.
• 117. In a matter of twelve days from the disappearance of the 227th Sannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam, on 17 Aug 1946, the HR&CE Board arbitrarily passed Order No. 2723 appointing Sri P.K. Srinivasa Mudaliar (Coimbatore) as the interim Trustee. On 24 December 1950, Puchampalli Swamigal from another Shaiva monastery was made the 228th Guru Maha Sannidhanam. 17 Dec 1952, the Endowment Board, as per Scheme No. 470 dated 17 Nov 1952 appointed a Manager with whom the management of the Aadheenam was entrusted. 20 Nov 1956, the 228th Guru Maha Sannidhanam, while on tour, attained Paripoornam. Subsequently, the State HR&CE appointed Purasawakkam Sri P. Sadagopa Mudaliar as interim Trustee. The Aadheenam was without the Guru Maha Sannidhanam. The ASMT community approached the HR&CE Commissioner for the appointment of the Guru Maha Sannidhanam. At that time, there were rival claims between two political groups controlling the ASMT community which led to controversies concerning the appointment of Guru Maha Sannidhanam. The State HR&CE Board appointed Sri Manickavasaga Thambiran from another Shaiva monastery as Guru Maha Sannidhanam. This was not a norm, and a deviation of the established procedure and past practices, as appointments from other monasteries were allowed only under exceptional circumstances per various traditions and customs which originated in the Kamika Agamas. 16 Nov 1959, in W.P.No. 261 of 1959 the said appointment by the HR&CE was challenged before the Madras High Court which canceled it on grounds of being illegal and invalid.

• 118. 31 Oct 1963, Thiru Muthu Manickavasaga Mudaliar (great-great-granduncle of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM) became the Guru Maha Sannidhanam as 229th Guru Maha Sannidhanam through the ASMT community. However, the properties were managed by the Manager appointed by the Endowment Board. During the tenure of the 229th Guru Maha Sannidhanam, the State Government led by the DMK issued a Notification mandating Archanas to be performed in Tamil only. Therefore, the HR&CE Commissioner modified the Scheme in OA No.2 of 1973 dated 10 Oct 1975 appointing executive officer in the place of Manager by entrusting all powers to executive officer.
• 119. In this connection it is relevant to point out that earlier the Board framed a scheme by Order dated 17 Jan 1946 under OA No.368 of 1943 filed under Section 63 of the HR&CE Act, under which the administration of the affairs of the Aadheenam was to be vested with the Guru Maha Sannidhanam for the time being and a Manager was appointed, entrusting to him with all powers including the right to sue and be sued.
• 120. 10 Oct 1975, the OA No.368 of 1943 scheme was modified by the HR&CE Commissioner by an arbitrary suo moto proceeding in OA No.2 of 1973. As per this scheme, the Executive Officer was appointed to function and perform various acts with the approval of the Guru Maha Sannidhanam which was according to the policy of the Government mandating Tamil Archanas.
• 121. 24 July 1977, the 229th Guru MahaSannidhanam attained Paripoornam.
• 122. 12 Feb 1978, the 230th Guru Maha Sannidhanam was crowned by the ASMT community.
• 123. 20 Jan 1979, the HR&CE Commissioner breaching the limits of his mere supervisory control arbitrarily and illegally issued an order in OA No.1 of 1978, modified the order OA No.2 of 1973, directed the Executive Officer to hand over the charge to the Guru Maha Sannidhanam or His nominees, and illegally created an Advisory Committee members of which were to be nominated in consultation with the ASMT Thondaimandala Mudaliar Community to assist the Guru Maha Sannidhanam in the secular affairs (financial and administrative matters) of the Mutt. All this was done against the mandate of the ASMT Hindu community. Though the administration of the affairs of the Aadheenam was to vest with the Guru Maha Sannidhanam for the time being, the office of the Guru Maha Sannidhanam and successor to the said office was to be only by an election by the ASMT community according to rules made by the State government and not as per the customs.

This is a serious intrusion into the age-long practices followed by Madathipathis (Guru Mahasannidhanams) of all monasteries, such as Hindu monasteries in the State of Tamil Nadu Dharmapuram Aadheenam, Sankara Mutt, Thiruvaduthurai Aadheenam, Thirupanandhal Aadheenam, Kovilur Aadheenam, Senkol Aadheenam – of selecting the successors by themselves as per the age-long customs and practices.

• 124. 26 July 1979, the 230th Guru Maha Sannidhanam accordingly took charge from the Executive Officer under the above scheme (OA No.1 of 1978).
• 125. Around 1988, the 230th Guru Maha Sannidhanam, Sri La Sri Gnanaprakasa Desika Paramacharya Swamigal had identified THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, then known as A. Rajashekaran a young boy of 10 years of age, born in Thiruvannamalai and hailing from the Thondai mandala Adi Saiva Vellalar ASMT community as the very incarnation of Lord Shiva, which was also corroborated with Agastya Maharishi's recorded Nadi reading of the boy. The 230th Guru Mahasannidhanam initiated, proclaimed, declared, and coronated the boy (A. Rajashekaran, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM) as the future Guru Maha Sannidhanam after performing all the initiations as per the customs and traditions of the Aadheenam. He had further declared that the boy would take over the administration and full responsibility of the Guru Maha Sannidhanam when He reached the majority (by age). In the meanwhile, the 231st pontiff was crowned Guru Maha Sannidhanam by the ASMT community.

• 126. The 232nd Gurumahasannidhanam Sri Thiruvambaladesika Jnanaprakasha Swamigal was crowned on 21 Feb 2000 by the ASMT community as per the scheme dated 20 Jan 1979, in keeping with the declaration of the 230th Guru Maha Sannidhanam, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM assumed the responsibility as the 233rd successor Guru Maha Sannidhanam of the Thondai Mandala Aadheenam and was recognized as Sri La Sri Nithyananda Paramashiva Sri Gnanaprakasa Desika Paramacharya Swamigal.

• 127. On 9 Jan 2009, HR&CE Commissioner, according to Modified scheme, approved 5 members Advisory committee as follows: (a). G.R. Thiagasundara Mudaliyar (b). S.Swaminathan (c). J.Sugumaran (d). P.V.Sambandan (e). N. Kumaresan.
• 128. The Members of the Advisory Committee challenged the modified scheme for the appointment of Executive Officer in WP No.21665 of 2010 seeking for quashing the modified scheme. In the said writ petition the High Court passed an order dated 22 Sep 2010 granting an injunction restraining the HR&CE Board from effecting gazette publications of the draft scheme and in the meantime, directed the inquiry in the OA to go on.
• 129. The members of the Advisory Committee, at this stage, moved OA No.1 of 2010 (Rc No.70371 / 2010 D-2) before the Commissioner HR&CE under Section 59(1) of the Act for permission to institute a suit for the removal of the present Guru Maha Sannidhanam. After the notice, the commissioner passed an Order dated 26 April 2011 in M.P.No.1 of 2011 granting permission to file a suit against the 232nd Guru Maha Sannidhanam on the ground that His continuance would be detrimental to the interest of the Mutt.
• 130. Thereupon, the members of the Advisory Board filed OS No.307 of 2011 before the Sub Judge, Kancheepuram for removal of the 232nd Guru Maha Sannidhanam and a permanent injunction. Written Statement was filed by the 232nd Guru Maha Sannidhanam but the suit was decreed ex parte on 16 April 2015. From 1932 up until now, over close to 90 years, the State of Tamil Nadu has interfered in the succession process of the Guru Maha Sannidhanam multiple times, undermining the ASMT community of their religious rights, and the leaders of their succession rights.
• 131. After the coronation, the 232nd Pontiff continued to work with and support Sri La Sri Nithyananda Paramashiva Sri Gnanaprakasa Desika Paramacharya Swamigal to establishing and reviving Kailasa, the enlightened civilizational nation and on April 2001 the 232nd Pontiff inaugurated Kailasa in South Bharat, Ramakrishna Dhyanapeetam Peetha and publicly declared the nomination of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM as the 233rd Guru Maha Sannidhanam of the Thondai Mandala Aadheenam. On April 14, 2001, the 232nd Gurumahasannidanam of the Thondaimandala Adheenam, Sri Thiruvambaladesika Jnanaprakasha Swamigal, nominated THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM as his lawful successor, the 233rd Gurumahasannidanam. However, due to THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM's many responsibilities in other Hindu institutions, he and the 232nd Gurumahasannidanam agreed that another suitable candidate should be appointed as the junior pontiff, and therefore a monk disciple of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was nominated and coronated as the 233rd Gurumahasannidanam.
• 132. The 230th Gurumahasannidanam along with the 232nd Gurumahasannidanam had trained THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM right from his early childhood, and also a few of the disciples of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM. Since 2005, several under trainee disciples of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM lived in the Thondaimandala Adheenam as trainee monks and assisted the 232nd Gurumahasannidhanam with its maintenance and operations while also attending to His personal and healthcare needs. However, as was the case with Madurai Adheenam, the presence of ASMT members and the involvement of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM with Thondaimandala Adheenam led to retaliation by anti-Hindu militants.

232nd Gurumahasannidanam initiating the disciple of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda while nominating Him as the successor Pontiff. It is a tradition in Hindu monasteries for a generation of pontiffs to be trained right from childhood. Likewise, the successor Pontiff THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was also trained by the 230th Pontiff and not just by the 232nd Pontiff. This is also observed in many Hindu monasteries such as Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham where the current 70th pontiff was trained from the age of 14 (in 1983) by the 68th pontiff and subsequently the 69th also.

• 133. By 9 Jan 2009, the State-appointed Advisory committee misused their powers and started systematically swindling huge properties of the monastery. When the 232 nd pontiff protested, the State completely took over (nationalized) the monastery by a suo moto proceeding in OA No.1 of 2010 (RC No.3972 / 2010 D-2) and issued notice dated 31 July 2010 where the role of the pontiff was reduced to that of a consultant to the State.

• 134. On several occasions, the 232nd Gurumahasannidanam took refuge at the residence of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM in the neighboring state of Karnataka and publicly spoke out against the anti-Hindu militants who had spread baseless rumors that He had been kidnapped by THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM to inflame communal tensions against the ASMT community.

• 135. 23 November 2020: Before His death, the 232nd Pontiff expressed His last wish to the Secretary (Mr. Ganapathy) Sekkizhar Kalvi Panpattu Kazhagam (the largest group of initiated Thondai Mandala ASMT disciples that have been given Samaya Deeksha), "… Very good and knowledgable, and a very good age and integrated and honest character THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM has and His nature of not going after others wealth is what is safe for our mutt...four Mudaliyar (from ASMT community ) people nominate THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM's name and the name (Sundareshwara Maharaj) referred by Him is a qualified, intelligent, right age, well-disciplined and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM's well-trusted person is always what is safe to our mutt.…". By Sep 2010, after a failed attempt by the Advisory Committee to illegally extend their tenure and illegally remove the 232nd GuruMahaSannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam, and in the light of the attempts by various State and non-State actors to assassinate THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, the two pontiffs planned for the future of the Thondaimandala Aadheenam tradition to continue safely without disruption and decided that Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda would be the next pontiff after THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM. By 2016, Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda was given all initiations and declared as the successor Pontiff. Later by 2018, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM was forcibly exiled from Bharat with His rights to citizenship withdrawn by the State. Though the 232nd Pontiff and the ASMT community wanted that THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM continue the tradition directly, the persecution forced the community that the throne of Thondaimandala Aadheenam was succeeded directly by the next ordained and initiated pontiff - Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda as the next Gurumahasannidhanam under the direct spiritual guidance of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM as per the 232nd Pontiff's last wish. As per both, the tradition and the law, religious coronations need not be documented in writing – a "word of mouth" by the GuruMahasannidhanam is legally sufficient and per law has to be honored by the State.

• 136. The Chinese State Religious Affairs Bureau via its Order (No. 5), passed on 1 Sept 2007 directs all Buddhist temples in China (and Tibet) to compulsorily apply to the department before they are allowed to recognize individuals as Tulkus (reincarnated teachers). In a similar way, the State of Tamil Nadu through the Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board (HR&CE), via its scheme in OA No.1 of 1978 dated 20 Jan 1979 , has created an unconstitutional deceptive legal framework that effectively forces the Gurumahasannidhanams (reincarnated Gurus/teachers) to be approved by the State through its appointed Advisory Committee before being considered legally valid. This unconstitutional scheme was first applied only to Thondaimandala Aadheenam and even today other Aadheenams have slightly more autonomy when compared to Thondaimanadala Aadheenam. So far Aadheenams other than Thondaimanadala Aadheenam has yet not been subjected to this deceptive legal framework of the Advisory Committee as defined in OA No.1 of 1978 or any of its subsequent amendments.

• 137. 3 December 2020, 233rd successor Gurumahasannidhanam Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda sent a Letter to HR&CE that he would assume the post as 233rd Pontiff as he had been training with the 232nd Guru Maha Sannidhanam for the past 15 years in all aspects of maintaining the Mutt (monastery) and had been ordained in all the rituals as per the Mutt tradition and as a disciple, looking after the personal well-being of the 232nd Gurumaha Sannidhanam also. 233rd successor Gurumahasannidhanam Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda had received the Samaya Deeksha, Vishesha Deeksha, Mantrakashayam, Nirvana Deeksha, Acharya Abhishekam, etc from the 232nd Gurumaha Sannidhanam as part of the ordainment rituals as Ilayasannidhanam (Junior Pontiff).
• 138. On 5 Aug 1946, the 227th GuruMahaSannidhanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam was disappeared. The State HR&CE Board appointed Sri Manickavasaga Thambiran from another Shaiva monastery as Guru Maha Sannidhanam. On 16 Nov 1959, in W.P.No. 261 of 1959, the said appointment by the HR&CE was challenged before the Madras High Court which canceled it on grounds of being illegal and invalid. Ignoring the past errors, on 16 Feb 2021, the State of Tamil Nadu appointed a Kattalai Thambiran from another Shaiva monastery – Dharmapuram Adheenam, as the pontiff of Thondaimandala Aadheenam. The 233 rd successor pontiff Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda was forcibly evicted, and the Deities of the deceased 232 nd pontiff that as per the ASMT tradition had been worshipped each day for centuries were thrown out on the street by the State appointed Advisory committee. The 233 rd successor pontiff Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda was not even allowed to even safeguard and protect the Deities.
• 139. 4 March 2021, the 233 rd Gurumahasannidanam of Thondaimandala Aadheenam Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda challenged the State in High Court of Madras in Writ Petition WP 5899 of 2021 (with Injunction Petition No. 6508 of 2021 and Stay petition No. 6509 of 2021). Though on 16 Nov 1959, in W.P. No. 261, the High Court had struck down a similar illegal appointment, on 18 March 2021, the High Court judge did not even hear the plea and disposed of the plea citing that the State had already confirmed the appointment of their alternate State compliant 233 rd Pontiff.
• 140. On 3 March 2021, in a public interview, PTRP Thiyagarajan (incumbent Finance Minister of State of Tamil Nadu) of the political party DMK bragged that he along with his brother PTRK Vijayarajan (Head of the State appointed Advisory Committee which decides who can and cannot be Guru Maha Sannidhanam), evicted the 233rd successor Pontiff Sri Nithya Sundareshwarananda and ASMT community members from the Thondaimandala Aadheenam. Showing no remorse for breaking the age-old tradition of Guru-disciple lineage the DMK minister and his brother vilified THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, the 232 nd Pontiff, the 233rd successor Pontiff and the ASMT community and emphasized that the mutt would be run as per the DMK party ideology and thus they had evicted the 233rd successor Pontiff.

• 141. On 5 March 2021, the State confirmed the appointment of the State groomed pontiff and illegally nullified the religious appointment done by the 232 nd pontiff.