He claims to be a godman, but acts like a Satan ---
threatening all those who oppose him. He claims he has committed no crime but
runs away from law like an ordinary criminal.
After almost a week of wild goose chase, the
policemen finally took the self-styled godman Asaram Bapu out of his stronghold
(ashram in Indore) and whisked him away to Jodhpur to let the law take its own
course in a rape case filed against him by a minor.
While that happens, one wonders what makes such
godmen acquire so many disciples. How do they manage to hold sway over them?
Blind faith, lack of rational thinking, community or
family pressure or sheer ignorance or all of them ----
As television channels showed how Asaram was being
arrested, a colleague remarked that his wife was refusing to believe that he (the
godman) might have committed the crime. “how could he, he is a saint, all of
you are lying” she told him. The colleague remarked that not only she but her
whole family was his (Asaram’s) follower and refused to even listen to the allegations
against him.
“She leaves the room the moment I switch on the TV
to watch the news regarding him,” the colleague remarked. “I fail to understand
this extreme devotion,” he rued.
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