Swami Rambhadracharya, a Hindu spiritual leader, was seen criticising 10-year-old Abhinav Arora, also popularly called ‘Bal Sant Baba.’
Abhinav is the youngest, self-proclaimed spiritual preacher of the country.
Swami Rambhadracharya recently commented on Abhinav. Some people have claimed that the young boy might be pretending to be spiritual.
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When a reporter asked Swami Rambhadracharya about his thoughts on children delivering sermons like saints, he responded, “Ye durbhagya hai (This is unfortunate).” The spiritual leader went on to criticise Abhinav Arora, calling him a “foolish” boy.
The statement made by Swami Rambhadracharya further read, “Itna murkh ladka hai woh. Woh kehta hai ki krishna uske sath padhta hai…bhagwan kya uske sath padenge? maine to Vrindavan mai bhi usko danta tha. (He is a foolish boy. He says that Lord Krishna studies with him…Will God study with him? I had scolded him in Vrindavan too).
Reportedly, during a religious event held recently, Swami Rambhadracharya asked Abhinav to step down from the stage. He said, “Aap pehle neeche jao. Inko kaho neeche jaane ke liye. Maryada hain meri.”
The video has sparked a lot of reactions on social media, where many users criticised Abhinav’s behaviour; others blamed his father, Tarun Raj Arora, for encouraging him in this religious practice.
A YouTube Channel named Only Desi made a two-part video on the legitimacy of Abhinav Arora as a spiritual preacher. The videos led us to doubt the origin story of Bal Sant Baba.
A Major Concern
The expose also draws some serious concerns among people regarding the fake Gurus and their money minting techniques. People become so blinded by faith that they do not even care to see the legitimacy of a spiritual leader. These fakes Babas have started to see this as a business opportunity. And till the time people will not become vigilant about their religious beliefs, these creative evil minds like Tarun Raj Arora will create more ways to bank on our religious beliefs.
