.svg)
Bangaru Adigalar
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]
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]
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$1.9 million in 2019) confiscated. A search of the trust offices turned up an additional ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹5.4 crore or US$620,000 in 2019), and his son Anbazhagan's house was raided and ₹40 lakh (equivalent to ₹72 lakh or US$83,000 in 2019) was seized from it. In addition, gold jewellery was also uncovered on the property.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Leaders differ over Padmaaward for Bangaru Adigalar". The Hindu. January 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Rs.20 cr. recovered in Income Tax raids on 2 colleges". The Hindu. 2010-07-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ↑ "IT raid seizes Rs 9 crore in godman's bedroom". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05.