TRANQUEBAR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, July 13, 2002: The junior pontiff of Thiruvaduthruai Aadheenam, Kasiviswanatha Paramachraya, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the attempt on the life of the Aadheenam’s chief guru Maha Sannidhanam Sri Sivaprakasa Paramacharya Swamigal on the night of July 7. A case has also been registered against him for attempting to commit suicide after the alleged conspiracy came to light, police said. The younger pontiff is alleged to have hired mercenaries to murder the pontiff by administering a poisonous injection. However, the alertness of a security man foiled the murder plan, police said. The police have arrested eight persons in connection with the murder attempt. Thiruvaduthrai Aadheenam is one of the affluent monastery-temple complexes in the state, owning property worth US$61 million. It owns land in various places including Banaras in Uttar Pradesh.
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