a holy man is one who has renounced the worldly possessions and pleasures. the image of kanchi seer has been tarnished by allegations of monetary transactions and immoral behaviour. if the allegations r proved the shankara mutt will suffer a blow. if not, the country will have to suffer. as a rule, religious heads should b relieved of all responsibilities of day to day running of their institutions and allowed to impart value based education to the ignorant masses. for this, the government should appoint special revenue officials to manage the affairs depending upon the income of each institution.