List of fake babas in India

The move by the ABAP, which is an umbrella organisation of 13 recognised akharas, or monastic orders, came against the backdrop of a series of controversies.

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the top body of Hindu sadhus released a list of fake babas in India.

The move by the ABAP, which is an umbrella organisation of 13 recognised akharas, or monastic orders, came against the backdrop of a series of controversies surrounding self-styled godmen, including Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who has been convicted of rape.

Releasing the list --- which includes Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Haryana cult leader Rampal, rape accused Asaram and his son Narayan Sai, the group's president, Swami Narendra Giri, said: "We appeal to even the common people to beware of such charlatans who belong to no tradition and by their questionable acts, bring disrepute to sadhus and sanyasis."

List of fake babas in India:

1. Asaram Bapu (Asumal Sirumalani)
2. Sukhbinder Kaur (Radhe Maa)
3. Sachchidanand Giri (Sachin Datta)
4. Gurmeet Singh of Dera Sacha Sauda
5. Om Baba (Vivekanand Jha)
6. Nirmal Baba (Nirmaljeet Singh)
7. Ichchadhari Bhimanand (Shivmurti Dwivedi)
8. Swami Asimanand
9. Om Namah Shivay Baba
10. Narayan Sai
11. Rampal
12. Acharya Kushmuni
13. Brahaspati Giri
14. Malkhan Singh

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