Английская Википедия:Chakrapani (politician)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox person Swami Chakrapani is an Indian political activist. He is the leader of a breakaway faction of the Hindu Mahasabha, a long-standing Hindu nationalist organisation in India, but claims to be its overall president.[1][2][3] He has gained media attention for his purchase of wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim's properties at auctions to later vandalize them.Шаблон:Citation needed Later he join as contestant in alt balaji lock upp.[4]

In March 2018, Chakrapani was designated as a fraudulent ascetic by Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the apex[5] organisation of Hindu sants (saints) and sadhus (ascetics) in India.[6]

Activism

Chakrapani has claimed to be the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM), advocating for the listing of ABHM as a political entity. The Election Commission of India refused to recognise the organisation due to ongoing rivalries with another faction that wants to be designated as the actual office-bearers of ABHM.[3][7]

On 9 December 2015, Chakrapani bought a car that [8] have been used by fugitive mobster Dawood Ibrahim at an auction for Шаблон:INR.[9][10] The car was in a poor state and on 24 December, Chakrapani burnt the car along with posters of Ibrahim as a symbolic protest.[9][10][11] Chakrapani initially wished to turn the car into an ambulance but withdrew after receiving threats from D-Company; he spoke about using the wreckage in the construction of a toilet.[12] Chakrapani was soon allotted Z category security by the Government of India, due to threats from D-company; four people were arrested for plotting to kill Chakrapani.[13][14] Chakrapani has since bid for other properties belonging to Dawood, including an eatery and hotel, intending to convert them into public toilets.[14][15]

Chakrapani was one of the litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi case[16] and has proposed building a gold Ram temple in Ayodhya, which will have priests from the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.[17][18][19]

During the 2018 Kerala floods, Chakrapani publicly opposed providing help to beef eaters and blamed the floods on the killing of cows.[20][21] Following his statement, the official website of the Hindu Mahasabha was hacked and defaced with a recipe for spicy beef curry.[22][23]

In March 2018, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad declared Chakrapani to be a "fake baba" (Шаблон:Translation), saying he does not belong to any tradition of sanyasa. In response, Chakrapani said the Parishad were false saints and "a bogus body".[24][25][26]

He has also promoted gomutra (cow urine) as a cure for ailments including COVID-19.[27] In 2022, he participated in the Indian reality show Lock Upp but was the first to be eliminated.[27]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Lock Upp Contestant Шаблон:Eliminated

References

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