Swami Chakrapani is an Indian political activist and self-styled saint. In 2022, he participated as a contestant in the digital reality show ‘Locked Up’.
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Wiki/Biography
Swami Chakrapani Ji Maharaj was born in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
Facebook bio of Swami Chakrapani
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Bald (previously black)
Eye colour: black
Family
Not much information is available about his family.
Swami Chakrapani with his mother
livelihood
Swami Chakrapani claims to be the president of the political party Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM).
Swami Chakrapani in his office
He is often invited as a guest speaker in debates on various Hindi TV news channels.
Swami Chakrapani in TV debate
In 2022, he participated as a contestant in the digital reality show ‘Locked Up’.
Lock Up (2022)
controversies
There are many controversies in his name. Some of his most talked about controversies are-
setting fire to dawood’s car
On 9 December 2015, Swami Chakrapani bought a Hyundai Accent car for Rs 10,000. Rs 32000 in an auction. This car was earlier owned by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Initially, he wanted to convert the car into an ambulance, but the car was in poor condition. He even received threat calls from Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company after which Swamy decided to use the car parts to build a toilet. After receiving continuous threatening calls from D-Company, Swamy sought protection from the Indian government. On December 24, 2015, Swamy, along with some other people, burnt a car publicly in Ghaziabad.
Swami Chakrapani burning Dawood Ibrahim’s car
Comment on Kerala flood victims
During the floods in Kerala in 2018, Swamy had opposed helping people who ate beef. Speaking to reporters, Swamy said,
I am also appealing for help in Kerala. But help should be given to those who respect nature and creatures. When bread was available to the people in Kerala, they were slaughtering cows to eat their meat. So, what I mean to say is that Hindus should help those who abstain from cow meat, those who are deliberately trying to hurt Hinduism by eating cow and slaughtering it on the road, they should Should not be forgiven. People who eat beef should not get any help. If they are to provide assistance, they should be asked to sign a pledge that they will never eat beef in future.
His comments were not well received by a certain section of the society. Later, the official website of Hindu Mahasabha was hacked and the recipe of spicy beef curry was uploaded on it.
Listed as Fake Baba
In 2018, Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad had released a list of fake babas in which Chakrapani’s name was also there. Later Swamy sent him a defamation notice of Rs 50 thousand. A fine of Rs 11 crore was imposed on three officials of Akhara Parishad including Mahant Narendra Giri, President of All India Akhara Parishad.
cow urine party
During the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Swamy made statements in the media that the virus was an incarnation to punish non-vegetarians. He then suggested that the solution to the problem was to drink Gaumutra (cow urine). He even organized a cow urine party in which a large number of people participated. While some people made fun of his suggestion, others criticized him for making such a cheap statement.
Cow urine party hosted by Swami Chakrapani
Facts/General Knowledge
- According to his Facebook account, his nickname is Chand.
- He practices yoga regularly to maintain his fitness.
Swami Chakrapani doing yoga
- On 2 October 2019, Swamy, while talking about the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, advocated the appointment of priests from the SC/ST community in the temple.
- In 2019, he praised Indian actress Zaira Wasim for her decision to leave Bollywood. In one of his tweets he wrote,
Actress Zaira (Wasim)’s decision to withdraw from films due to religious beliefs is commendable. Hindu actresses should also take inspiration from Zaira.
- In August 2023, Swami Chakrapani talked about the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon in a video that he posted on Twitter. Swamy suggested that Moon should be declared a “Hindu nation” before other religions or countries could make any claims on it. He also recommended the development of the landing site as a lunar capital, known as Shiv Shakti Point by India. The caption of Swami Chakrapani’s video reads,
Moon should be declared Hindu Sanatan Rashtra by the Parliament, Shiv Shakti Point at Chandrayaan 3 landing site should be developed as its capital, so that no terrorist can reach there with Jihadi mentality.”
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn