Bangaru Adigalar | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | March 3, 1940 Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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]
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.[2]
The government of India has honored him with Padma Shri award in 2019.[3]
Income tax raid
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 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.[5]
References
- ↑ "Her Merciful Majesty". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ↑ "Sri Bangaru Adigalar is a spiritual guru focussed on breaking social barriers, say devotees". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (2019-01-27). "Leaders differ over Padmaaward for Bangaru Adigalar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ↑ "Rs.20 cr. recovered in Income Tax raids on 2 colleges". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2010-07-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "IT raid seizes Rs 9 crore in godman's bedroom". The New Indian Express.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)