New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Swami Sri Govindananda Saraswati Maharaj of the Jyotirmath Trust on Sunday came out strongly against Swami Avimukteshwaranand labelling him a "fake baba" and alleging that he has the backing of the Congress party.

"One fake baba named Avimukteshwaranand, the Prime Minister is touching his feet, industrialists like Ambani are welcoming him at their home... Avimukteshwaranand is fake no.1. Forget about Shankaracharya, adding 'sadhu', 'sant' or 'sanyasi' to his name is also inaccurate," he said. Swami Sri Govindananda Saraswati Maharaj, while addressing a press conference said,

"This is Varanasi Court's order. A non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against him and he (Swami Avimukteshwaranand) was declared absconder. For a long time, he didn't visit Varanasi and kept hiding in Madhya Pradesh, upon which we scolded him, after which he filed legal cases against us. We want to tell all of this to the Supreme Court but they keep giving next dates. We want justice."

Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, who is known as Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth had recently claimed that 228 Kilos of gold had been stolen from Kedarnath, a claim that was rubbished by Swami Govindananda.