Anoop Mandal: We are not against Jains but their doings

Members of the Jain community suspect 'Anoop Mandal', an organisation accused of anti-Jain activity, of plotting the 'murder' of the Jain monks apparently killed in a series of road accidents in the last two days. The fateful road mishaps took place near Nakoda (in Rajasthan) and Unjha.

While the national leader of Anoop Mandal has denied that the organisation had any role in the death of the Jain monks, Abhaydev Suriswaraji Maharaj Saheb, currently in Palitana, has received a death threat. He received a threatening letter on Friday.

Talking about the road mishaps, Acharya Dev Yugbhushan Surishwarji (Pundit Maharaj Saheb) said that, from the community's past experience in Rajasthan, a conspiracy to kill Jains cannot be wholly ruled out.

"Moreover, the state [Rajasthan] has failed to control the vicious propaganda against Jainism, because of which Jains have to suffer a lot," he said. "As there is no direct evidence of anybody's involvement in the accidents, we cannot name anybody. But we had similar experiences in the past where Jain monks were beaten up by 'Anoop Mandal' members."