The arrest of Asaram in a heinous rape case has opened the Pandorabox of the mushrooming industry of babalog. Today, there are nearly 5,000 so-called saints with sandal-paste and vermilion on forhead, heavy rudraksh garlands, saffron cloth and other such showpieces, who command the following of some over 5,000 to 50, 00, 000 gullible people. Most of them are semi -literate or wayward children of their parents. Of late, it has been observed that the youngmen who have lost the race for success, join either religious cults or some extremist or terrorist outfits because in both the lines they convert themselves into heroes and enjoy a better life-style.
The preconditions for being called a real saint are knowing the stories of Ram and Krishna, getting by rot a lot of Sanskrit shlokas, expertise in narrating these discourses in a persuasive manner, having a sweet vocal chord for singing bhajans, a stock of all sorts of jokes to make the audience laugh and a group of both vocal and instrumental artists for accompaniment. With a bit of success, which is assured in our country of people of blind faith, the intelligent ones buy slots on TV channels and overnight become known all over the country. Then they expand the business by publishing books and periodicals, making temples, constructing ‘dharmashalas’, collecting funds for the sufferers of natural calamities, grabbing lands, so on and so forth. Several of them have started opening schools to impart teaching in Sanskrit and without any certificate produce medicines for sure cure from all ailments including cancer. Like a film actor, they go for heavy make- up, put on catchy garments, have presentable close lady ‘sevadars’ and in public claim to be God themselves. Like politicians and businessmen, they depute their scions to to inherit this empire. If seen from close quarters, you will find that not only Asaram and Radhey Ma, almost all of them indulge in all mal-practices from which, they teach their followers to keep away. A high level enquiry should be held against such con babalog to effectively stop this sinful open loot in the name of religion.
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