The media have carried reports of the statement of the Prime Minister'sOffice indicating that the Hon'ble Prime Minister had written to the Hon'bleChief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 6.1.2005, drawing attention to the apprehensionthat if the Junior Pontiff of the Sankara math at Kancheepuram is also takeninto custody, it might lead to the disruption of the `Daily Pooja.' The Hon'blePrime Minister in his letter had also stated that it is not his intention tointerfere with the due process of law in any manner. He has concluded his letterindicating that he was bringing this to the attention of the Chief Minister. ThePrime Minister's Office has also indicated that this issue was brought up by thePrime Minister on 7th January, 2005, when he met the Chief Minister at Chennaiand the Chief Minister had assured the Prime Minister that all precautions hadbeen taken and all aspects had been considered.