Mahant Narendra Giri, President of the Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) said that Indian Army is more than adept in handling the expansionist army of China but if need arises, lakhs of Naga sadhus will come to volunteer.
The VHP has stated that Hindu saints have long been facing violence at the hands of leftists in the Palghar area. They claim that the murder of Sadhus is a part of an ongoing conspiracy by leftists to steer the locals against Hinduism.