The Dhaka Times Desk Ram-Rahim, who has recently claimed himself as the religious guru of India, is seeing many things now when he opens the newspaper. India's controversial rapist Ram Rahim has few unknowns today.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh claimed himself as a religious guru before the society. He was convicted in a rape case in the country's court. Due to this, massive violence has started in several cities of India. At least 30 people have been killed in Haryana's Panchkula so far.
But there are still many questions. Who is this Ram Rahim Singh? Where did he get so much influence? Various Indian media including Times of India, BBC, Indian Express have come up with strange information about Ram Rahim.
The Indian Express magazine compiled a list of the 100 most powerful people in India in 2015. One of that list is Ram Rahim Singh. Ram Rahim lives in Sirsa in the northern state of Haryana, India. Ram Rahim is the leader of a non-profit organization called 'Dera Sacha Sauda'. His claim is that it is a spiritual institution. The organization also has a total of 46 ashrams in India, Canada, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and the United Kingdom. He took charge of that organization in 1990. Ram Rahim Singh also claims that he has 6 crore followers worldwide.
He is not just a spiritual master. Ram Rahim Singh also possesses multidimensional qualities. At least that's what the information on his website says. It says that he is a spiritual saint, writer, singer, musician, director, scientist, youth icon, feminist, writer, athlete, nutritionist and even a social reformer!
36 people travel with VVIP status in India. Ram Rahim is one of them. Ram Rahim is married. He is the father of two daughters and one son.
Ram Rahim has also produced 4 films. He acted in these roles again. He acted in various action-oriented roles in these films. In these pictures, he wears very colorful clothes, and even shows various actions by riding a motorcycle!
Ram Rahim has also sung. These songs have also been widely distributed in the form of music videos. In an interview a few years ago, Ram Rahim said about acting in films, the youth went to the cinema halls without listening to religious discussions. For this reason he has gone to the youth using that medium.
Ram Rahim also received India's important recognition Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the film! A university also awarded him an honorary doctorate!
Ram Rahim's world record has no match. Ram Rahim holds a world record in 53 subjects. 19 of them have been recognized by the internationally recognized organization World Guinness Book! These include activities like organizing biggest blood donation drive, making big greeting cards, big eye care center.
Earlier allegations against Ram Rahim
However, allegations and controversies have been raised several times about Ram Rahim. He was first accused of rape in 2002. An anonymous letter in this regard was sent to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. At that time one of the managers of 'Dera Sacha Sauda' Ranjit Singh was killed. Accusations of the murder also rose against the head of the organization, Ram Rahim.
Then about 2012. At that time, allegations of castrating 400 sadhus of the ashram were also made against 'Dera Sacha Sauda'. It was alleged that Ram Rahim, the leader of the organization, had given the order.
Journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati was killed in 2002. He started writing extensively on the activities of 'Dera Sacha Sauda'. He also brought out some illegal activities of the organization in the investigation. Ram Rahim was also accused in the journalist's murder case.
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