Swami Chakrapani | |
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| Born | Not Known |
| Political party | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha |
Swami Chakrapani is an Indian political activist. He is the leader of a breakaway faction of the Hindu Mahasabha and Incumbent President of 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.[ 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]
He was Born in Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha Family in Ghazipur.
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 ₹32,000. [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" (transl. false saint), 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lock Upp | Contestant | Locked Out-Day 7 |
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