Avichaldasji Maharaj, the high priest of the Sat Kaival temple at Sarsa in Anand district of Gujarat, on Wednesday received two letters threatening to kill him and blow up the temple.
The senders claimed to be members of terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad.
Sat Kaival is a religious sect with a big following in the region and also among NRIs.
The letters were written in Hindi and Gujarati, local police said. The writers claimed to have conducted a recce of the temple and said they will blow it up and kill Avichaldasji to take revenge for Babri Masjid demolition and Godhra riots.
“Police can’t do anything and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi can’t save you... You know what happened to Pravin Togadia’s relative in Surat,” it said. Togadia’s relative was among the three who were murdered in Surat.