Godmen of India Who are more Famous for Controversies than Spirituality

Bangalore:  India, a country well known for spirituality is the birthplace of many great spiritual gurus such as Buddha, Vallalar, Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, Shankaracharya, etc who have selflessly brightened the lives of thousands of people by sharing and imparting the precious knowledge which they have attained. But, modern day spiritual gurus or ‘godmen’ are in no way similar to those great personalities and they mostly engage themselves in activities that will fetch them personal gains and that will make their own lives better. As such they employ selfish means to fulfill their wants and this often leads to controversy associated with the spiritual leaders and their task. Here are the names of the controversial spiritual leaders/gurus in India as listed by IndiaTv-

1. Ichchadhari Sant:

Ichchadhari Sant, a self proclaimed spiritual guru named himself Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrakoot and he claims to be a follower of Sai Baba. This godman who landed in Delhi in 1988, started his career as a security guard at a five-star hotel at Nehru Place. But, in 1997, he was first arrested in Lajpat Nagar for running a prostitution racket with a massage parlour as a fascia which involved former airhostesses and students. After he was released from Jail, he changed his path and considered himself as a disciple of Sai Baba. Over the past decade, he had built assets worth several crores. He owned a 20-acre plot in Chitrakoot where he was building a hospital and a temple and house in Delhi. He had also rented three government flats in different areas of South Delhi. This godman now conduct religious discussions and congregations and also released a video CD entitled “Shri Sai Amrit Varsha.”

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