Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday ruled out taking over the administration of the Kanchi Shankara Mutt.

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"We do not have any sort of such plan. The government has high regard for the 2500-year-old institution. The mutt should continue its tradition of preserving the Hindu religion," she told the state assembly in an obvious reference to DMK president M Karunanidhi's demand for taking over the Mutt administration.

"We want that the mutt should not be defamed. We do not want the mutt to come to a standstill," she said.

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Jayalalithaa said she had not made any statement on the arrest of Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi as she wanted to make a statement on the issue only in the state assembly.