Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand, who turned down the invitation to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, said on Monday that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is a victim of betrayal, according to PTI.

Speaking to the reporters after meeting Thackeray at his residence, Matoshree, in Bandra, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati said, "Uddhav Thackeray has been betrayed and many people are anguished by it. I met him today as per his request and told him that people`s pain won`t subside till he becomes the chief minister again."