Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter THE KHAKI CM CM BLUNDERS WITH ARREST AND SEIZE CALL SWAMI NITHYANANDA- IN THE STORM AGAIN

By Firoz.T.Totanawala

 
The Bangalore Metro Reporter

 

THE KHAKI CM 

CM BLUNDERS WITH ARREST AND SEIZE CALL SWAMI NITHYANANDA- 

IN THE STORM AGAIN 

 The Chief Minister orders the arrest of self proclaimed Godman cum fraud Swami Nithyananda and directs the officials to attach the Nithyananda Ashram. In fact, it is the duty of the local police to act whenever there is law and order problem or committing of criminal offences. The DC, SP and the police force stationed around the ashram and acting on the directions of the Chief Minister, conducted search and seize operations in the Ashram. 

 It all began when a News Channel conducted an interview with one Arathi Rao, a former Nithyananda devotee where she claimed being exploited by Nithyananda for full five years. She had claimed credit for Video grapling the Nithyananda - Ranjitha episode and not his driver Lenin. She poured venom on Nithyananda and accused him of all sins on earth. She also claimed that Nithyananda has foisted many cases against her in the US and she is running from the cases as she has no money to fight the cases. She had admitted physical relationship with Nithyananda for over five years. Well, the TV channel carried the 3 hour long interview with Arathi and repeat telecast for three days at a stretch. Arathi Rao’s story was similar with other stories of his victims exposed during Ranjitha episode. The only pathetic revelation by Arathi was her claim of aborting her unborn child at the behest of Nithyananda. 

People were not amused by the interview as Nithyananda had become notorious for his amorous activities with his disciples. The interview was also carried by a kannada newspaper. Nithyananda thought it fit to call a press meet and explain his side of the story at his ashram. The media was in full strength and Nithyananda preferred to talk in Tamil and English and left the translation work in Kannada to one of his disciples. It was during the press meet that a channel reporter confronted Nithyananda with the copy of summons issued against Nithyananda from a US Court. 

Nithyananda flared up and ordered his people to remove the reporter from the press meet as he had not come as a media man but as a lawyer to serve the summons. The meet ended abruptly as other media people staged walk out. To add fuel to the fire, the devotees of Nithyananda called another Press Conference the next day. This time, few Kannada activists gathered in front of the Ashram and some of them entered the press meet wearing press badges. As they were local people, they were identified and asked to leave. 

This started the clash between devotees and the Kannada activists who had by now gatecrashed into the ashram. The police intervened and arrested some activists and also desciples including women. The desciples were released on bail while the activists were sent to judicial custody. The police booked cases against both the groups. But, thereafter there was a huge hue and cry particularly by the media over Nithyananda. The channels vied with one another to damn Nithyananda. There were discussions, chat shows and telecasting of some CDs containing Nithyananda’s tantrik rituals. Every politician and bureaucrat was accused of supporting Nithyananda. 

The Minister C.P.Yogeshwar, Home Minister R. Ashok were accused of backing Nithyananda which forced them to issue a denial. There were also protests by Kannada activists etc. etc. Eventually, all these mayhem forced the CM D.V.Sadananda Gowda to order the arrest of Nithyananda and sealing of the Ashram! Whatsoever, what are the charges filed against Nithyananda and his desciples by the police? When the activists barged into the press meet and clashed with the ashram disciples, Nithyananda was not in the scene. Still, the police have filed cases against them which were all bailable. 

Similarly the police have booked cases against the anti-Nithyananda protestors. The case against Nithyananda was on the basis of the complaint of a channel Reporter. Once the police filed the cases, it is the investigating officer who had to decide whether to arrest the accused or not. In the present cases, the police have produced the arrested before the Judge and all the accused are let on bail. Only Nithyananda was spared as he was not in the Ashram. 

 When this being the case, how could the CM order the arrest of Nithyananda and seizure of his ashram? The local police have the powers to raid the Ashram if they get information about undesirable activities. There is no denying of this fact. It is very plain that the Chief Minister and the Home Minister succumbed to the combined pressure and some say that the entire operation by the TV channels was orchestrated by anti-Nithyananda elements in addition to vested interests who have eyed the vast estates of the Ashram worth hundreds of crores. 

 It is another matter that Nithyananda is highly intelligent and perverted person. Interestingly, most of his devotees who are in thousands are highly educated. Despite all these ‘sting operation’ and ‘hate campaign’ the devotees are standing behind Nithyananda as a rock. And one can be sure of the desciples taking the legal course to clear themselves. For any impartial observer, it seems that the entire operation has been meticulously planned and executed with precision by the anti Nithyananda group. 

That is all.