Chakrapani (politician)

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Swami Chakrapani is an Indian political activist and ascetic who claims to be the president of All India Hindu Mahasabha, a long-standing Hindu nationalist organisation in India.[1][2][3] He has gained media attention for his purchase of wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim's properties at auctions and his attempts to convert them into public toilets.

Activism[edit | edit source]

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][4]

On 9 December 2015, Chakrapani bought a car that [5] have been used by fugitive mobster Dawood Ibrahim at an auction for ₹32,000.[6][7] The car was in a poor state and on 24 December, Chakrapani burnt the car along with posters of Ibrahim as a symbolic protest.[6][7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11] Chakrapani has since bid for other properties belonging to Dawood, including an eatery and hotel, intending to convert them into public toilets.[11][12]

Chakrapani was one of the litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi case[13] and has proposed building a gold Ram temple in Ayodhya, which will have priests from the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.[14][15][16]

During the 2018 Kerala floods, Chakrapani publicly opposed providing help to beef eaters and blamed the floods on the killing of cows.[17][18] Following his statement, the official website of the Hindu Mahasabha was hacked and defaced with a recipe for spicy beef curry.[19][20]

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".[21][22][23]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Hindu Mahasabha requests Veer Savarkar's picture on currency". www.aninews.in. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. ↑ Pioneer, The. "Clash among ABHM's groups turns violent". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "HC upholds EC decision on Hindu Mahasabha". Zee News. 2012-03-18. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  4. ↑ Desk, India TV News (2011-02-09). "HC Stays EC Order On Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/india/delhi/story/dawoods-auctioned-car-goes-up-in-flames-278653-2015-12-23
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nandgaonkar, Satish (2015-12-17). "'Dawood car' sold in auction, likely to end up in scrap". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Dawood Ibrahim's car, sold at auction, to be burnt today". India Today. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  8. ↑ "'Dawood car' set on fire". The Hindu. PTI. 2015-12-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ↑ "Dawood Ibrahim's car, sold at auction, to be burnt tomorrow". The Economic Times. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  10. ↑ "Swami Chakrapani gets Z-category security after threats from 'D-Company'". Hindustan Times. 2016-06-29. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Swami Chakrapani targets Dawood Ibrahim's eatery, plans to turn it into toilet". India Today. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  12. ↑ "Toilet plan for Dawood hotel". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  13. ↑ "SC refers Ayodhya title dispute to 3 mediators, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on board". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  14. ↑ ANI (2019-09-20). "Ram temple using gold will be constructed in Ayodhya if we win the case: Swami Chakrapani". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  15. ↑ "Ram temple using gold will be constructed in Ayodhya if we win the case: Swami Chakrapani". www.aninews.in. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  16. ↑ "Ram Temple will have SC/ST priests: Hindu Mahasabha chief". www.aninews.in. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  17. ↑ "Eat beef? No help: Swami Chakrapani's Kerala flood relief advice belongs in the trash". India Today. August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  18. ↑ "On Kerala flood, Hindu Mahasabha chief Chakrapani Maharaj's shocking words: 'Sin to help those who eat beef'". DNA India. 2018-08-22. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  19. ↑ "Beef Curry Recipe Put on Hindu Mahasabha's Website After Controversial Comment on Kerala Floods". News18. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  20. ↑ "Kerala floods: Hindu Mahasabha's website hacked, 'spicy beef curry' recipe put up". The Indian Express. 2018-08-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  21. ↑ "All India Akhada Parishad Releases Fourth List of Fake Babas". News18. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  22. ↑ "Akhada Parishad releases fourth list of fake saint". Hindustan Times. 2018-04-03. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  23. ↑ "All India Akhara Parishad Calls Out Swami Chakrapani Maharaj and Acharya Pramod as 'Fake' Babas". News18. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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