Mamta Kulkarni Slams Avimukteshwaranand: Calls Him 'Arrogant and Ignorant'

• Mahamandaleshwar Mamta Kulkarni criticized Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati over the Magh Mela palanquin controversy.
• Kulkarni stated that Avimukteshwaranand's 'stubbornness' harmed his disciples and showed arrogance and lack of self-knowledge.
• She emphasized that the law is equal for all, and merely memorizing Vedas does not make one a Shankaracharya.
• Mamta Kulkarni explained her absence from Magh Mela was due to Gupt Navratri and her 25 years of continuous spiritual penance.
• The controversy arose when the Mela administration stopped Avimukteshwaranand's palanquin from reaching Sangam due to crowd management concerns.

Why It Matters: Mamta Kulkarni criticized Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand's 'arrogance' in the Magh Mela palanquin dispute.