Varanasi (UP), April 8 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati has allegedly received death threats via text messages and voice mail, his media spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Sanjay Pandey, the spokesperson, said that several threatening text messages were sent from an unknown phone number on the official phone number of Jyotirmath on April 1. After the number was blocked, two threatening voice messages were received via voice mail on April 6, he said.
Pandey added that the messages contained abusive language and threats to harm the seer.
He said that the Shankaracharya is currently running the "Gau Mata Rashtra Mata" campaign and is scheduled to undertake a tour across various Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh from May 3 to raise awareness on cow protection and call for the construction of the "Ram Gau Dham".
Pandey alleged that some anti-social elements have been issuing continuous threats in view of the campaign and said that legal action, including a formal application to the police seeking steps, may be initiated on Thursday after consulting legal advisors.
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati could not be reached for a comment on the matter.