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'''Bangaru Adigalar''' is a South [[India]]n spiritual guru. He is the President of [[ACMEC|Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Cultural Trust]]. He is called 'Amma', meaning mother in Tamil, by his followers and devotees of the Adhiparasakthi temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/spirituality/2014/feb/16/Her-Merciful-Majesty-576181.html|title=Her Merciful Majesty|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
'''Bangaru Adigalar''' is a South [[India]]n spiritual guru. He is the President of [[ACMEC|Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Cultural Trust]]. He is called 'Amma', meaning mother in Tamil, by his followers and devotees of the Adhiparasakthi temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/spirituality/2014/feb/16/Her-Merciful-Majesty-576181.html|title=Her Merciful Majesty|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


He is believed to be the incarnation of the Supreme power – [[Adhiparasakthi]] by his followers. He has huge following of devout believers. Bangaru adigalar has also implemented reforms in temple and spiritualism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jan/27/amma-is-a-spiritual-guru-focussed-on-breaking-social-barriers-say-devotees-1930524.html|title=Sri Bangaru Adigalar is a spiritual guru focussed on breaking social barriers, say devotees|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
Arulthiru Bangaru Adigalar is believed to be the Poorna Avatar (holding all 16 qualities of an Avatar) and is believed to be the incarnation of the supreme power – [[Adhiparasakthi]] by his followers. He has a large following of believers. Bangaru adigalar has also implemented reforms in temple and spiritualism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jan/27/amma-is-a-spiritual-guru-focussed-on-breaking-social-barriers-say-devotees-1930524.html|title=Sri Bangaru Adigalar is a spiritual guru focussed on breaking social barriers, say devotees|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


The [[government of India]] has honored him with [[Padma Shri]] award in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/leaders-differ-over-padmaaward-for-bangaru-adigalar/article26101960.ece|title=Leaders differ over Padmaaward for Bangaru Adigalar|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-01-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-09|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
The [[government of India]] awarded him with [[Padma Shri]] in 2019 for his service to humanity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/leaders-differ-over-padmaaward-for-bangaru-adigalar/article26101960.ece|title=Leaders differ over Padmaaward for Bangaru Adigalar|date=January 27, 2019|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>


== Income tax raid ==
== Income tax raid ==
Bangaru Adigalar's Adhiparasakthi group of educational institutions,<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2010-07-03|title=Rs.20 cr. recovered in Income Tax raids on 2 colleges|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Rs.20-cr.-recovered-in-Income-Tax-raids-on-2-colleges/article16182402.ece|access-date=2021-03-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> as well as his four residences and trust offices in [[Melmaruvathur]], were raided by sixteen IT teams on July 2, 2010. The search began at 11.30 a.m. on July 2 and lasted until 4 a.m. the next day. Adigalar's house alone had cash worth 9 crore confiscated. A search of the trust offices turned up an additional 3 crore, and his son Anbazhagan's house was raided and 40 lakh was seized from it. In addition, gold jewellery was also uncovered on the property.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IT raid seizes Rs 9 crore in godman’s bedroom|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/jul/04/it-raid-seizes-rs-9-crore-in-godmans-bedroom-166914.html|url-status=live|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
Bangaru Adigalar's Adhiparasakthi group of educational institutions,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-07-03|title=Rs.20 cr. recovered in Income Tax raids on 2 colleges|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Rs.20-cr.-recovered-in-Income-Tax-raids-on-2-colleges/article16182402.ece|access-date=2021-03-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> as well as his four residences and trust offices in [[Melmaruvathur]], were raided by sixteen IT teams on July 2, 2010. The search began at 11.30 a.m. on July 2nd and lasted until 4 a.m. the next day. Adigalar's house alone had cash worth {{INRConvert|9|c|year=2010}} confiscated. A search of the trust offices turned up an additional {{INRConvert|3|c|year=2010}}, and his son Anbazhagan's house was raided and {{INRConvert|40|l|year=2010}} was seized from it. In addition, gold jewellery was also uncovered on the property.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IT raid seizes Rs 9 crore in godman’s bedroom|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/jul/04/it-raid-seizes-rs-9-crore-in-godmans-bedroom-166914.html|url-status=live|newspaper=The New Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205024313/http://www.newindianexpress.com:80/cities/chennai/2010/jul/04/it-raid-seizes-rs-9-crore-in-godmans-bedroom-166914.html |archive-date=2019-02-05 }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Bangaru Adigalar
Personal
Born (1940-03-03) March 3, 1940 (age 86)
Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India
ReligionHinduism

Bangaru Adigalar is a South Indian spiritual guru. He is the President of Adiparasakthi Charitable Medical Educational and Cultural Trust. He is called 'Amma', meaning mother in Tamil, by his followers and devotees of the Adhiparasakthi temple.[1]

Arulthiru Bangaru Adigalar is believed to be the Poorna Avatar (holding all 16 qualities of an Avatar) and is believed to be the incarnation of the supreme power – Adhiparasakthi by his followers. He has a large following of believers. Bangaru adigalar has also implemented reforms in temple and spiritualism.[2]

The government of India awarded him with Padma Shri in 2019 for his service to humanity.[3]

Income tax raid[edit | edit source]

Bangaru Adigalar's Adhiparasakthi group of educational institutions,[4] as well as his four residences and trust offices in Melmaruvathur, were raided by sixteen IT teams on July 2, 2010. The search began at 11.30 a.m. on July 2nd and lasted until 4 a.m. the next day. Adigalar's house alone had cash worth 9 crore (equivalent to 16 crore or US$2.3 million in 2019) confiscated. A search of the trust offices turned up an additional 3 crore (equivalent to 5.4 crore or US$760,000 in 2019), and his son Anbazhagan's house was raided and 40 lakh (equivalent to 72 lakh or US$100,000 in 2019) was seized from it. In addition, gold jewellery was also uncovered on the property.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Her Merciful Majesty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  2. "Sri Bangaru Adigalar is a spiritual guru focussed on breaking social barriers, say devotees". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. "Leaders differ over Padmaaward for Bangaru Adigalar". The Hindu. January 27, 2019.
  4. "Rs.20 cr. recovered in Income Tax raids on 2 colleges". The Hindu. 2010-07-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  5. "IT raid seizes Rs 9 crore in godman's bedroom". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05.