Tirumala is undoubtedly birthplace of Anjaneya : affirms TTDs Pundit Committee

Tirupati, May 27 (UNI) : Puranas, copper plate inscriptions clearly indicate that the holy shrine of Tirumala is the birth place of Anjaneya, asserted Professor Muralidhar Sharma, Chairman of the Pundit Committee constituted by TTD and Vice-Chancellor of National Sanskrit University here on Thursday evening.
Addressing a media conference at the Sanskrit University here after a lengthy debate held between the Pundit committee and Sri Hanumad Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, Hampi over the controversial Anjaneya birth place row, Prof Muralidhar refuted the claims made by Sri Govindananda Saraswati Swamy, Founder of Sri Hanumad Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, who stated that Sri Anjaneya was born at Anjanahalli on the banks of river Pampa near Hampi in Karnataka.
Muralidhara said that Govindananda could not able to prove his point with any sort of evidences.
He said the Govindananda was invited to the university on Thursday morning ,where for three hours discussions were held on the issue with the scholar Kuppa Vishwanatha Sharma as moderator.
He said the arguments propounded by Govindananda were challenged with material evidences at the debate and he was also sought to accept that the evidences existing in Puranas were basic tenets of Hindu culture.
It was also appealed to the Govindananda to not belittle the TTDs endeavour as was done by him through his writings via mails.
After the literary and spirited debate, moderator Vishwanatha Sharma declared that the findings of TTD Pundita Parishad were concrete and that the arguments of the Hampi Swamy held no substance as they lack proper evidences.
Members of the committee Acharya Ramakrishna, Acharya Shankara Narayana, Acharya Rani Sadashiva Murthy, Convenor Dr Akella Vibhishana Sharma were also present.