India's Politically Active Spiritual Gurus
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 03:37 IST   |    14 Comments
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Agnivesh
A known left-liberal activist, Swami Agnivesh is an agnostic who does not have any fan following. He does not wanted to be termed a Hindu and not to be called a guru. He supported Baba Ramdev, although not actively but was a strong member of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement. He, on certain points, disagrees to Ramdev who demands death sentence for the corrupt and removal of 500 and Rs,1,000 notes. He has been viewed as anti-Hindu for his demand that Puri Jagannath Temple should be opened to non-Hindus. According to a report on Kashmir Observer, a Hindu nationalist political party named Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha offered a 20 lakh bounty for killing Agnivesh for negative statements he made about Kashmir and Baba Amarnath. Of late, he came under severe criticism from Team Anna for the video which shows Swamy asking a Union Minister to act tough with Anna Hazare and the movement.