Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal

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Born            :-  July 18, 1935
Occupation   :-  Monk
Positions :- 69th Shankaracharya of  Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham 

Biography
Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was nominated by his predecessor, Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal, as his successor and was given the title Jayendra Saraswathi on March 22, 1954. He is one of the leading religious figures in Hinduism today.

On account of his sacerdotal office and his profound knowledge of the Hindu religion, he commands wide respect in India, particularly in religious Hindu Brahmin circles. The Kanchi Math has grown into a strong organization under him. Further, the Kanchi Mutt is also widely patronised by many NRIs, particularly from the U.S.A. The Kanchi Mutt runs many schools, eye clinics and hospitals, Shankara Nethralaya  in Chennai and Guwahati,Assam, and the Children's Hospital, Hindu Mission Hospital and the Tamil Nadu Hospital. The Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu enacted a law to ban religious conversion, in keeping with the Shankaracharya's oft-expressed concerns. The Tamil Nadu government also started to enforce a pre-existing ban on animal sacrifice in temples,  echoing concerns raised by the pontiff.

Two murder cases were filed against Sri Jayendra Saraswathi; one for ordering murder of Sankararaman, a temple manager and a former devotee of Kanchi mutt; another for assaulting auditor Radhakrishnan who questioned missing gold of 83 kg meant for the Kanchi Kamakshi Temple Vimana.