Can any saint behave like this or hurt the sentiments of a 10-year old, Abhinav Arora, who is a self-proclaimed spiritual preacher with a huge following on social media platforms. This is the question that everybody seems to be asking to be asking. His followers on social media platforms have stood beside him and criticize Swami Rambhadracharya, a Hindu spiritual leader’s rude attitude asking him to get down from the stage. Further calling him, “bada murkh ladka…” (biggest fool…)
What is this controversy? Before that take a look at who is Abhinav Arora?
Abhinav Arora is the 10-year-old youngest, self-proclaimed spiritual preacher of the country with a huge following on social media platforms. He quickly became viral on social media for his words of wisdom and his devotion to Lord Krishna and Radha. 9.58 lakh followers on Instagram, 2.2 lakh followers on Facebook, and 1.3 lakh subscribers on his YouTube channel.
The controversy:
A video went viral a few days back showing Abhinav Arora, requesting to perform katha with Swami Rambhadracharya but the saint asked the boy to get down of the stage. Swami Rambhadracharya said, “aap pehle neeche jao. inko kaho neeche jaane ke liye. maryada hain meri. (You go down first. Tell him to get down the stage. It’s my decorum).
“ye durbhagya hai (This is unfortunate).” The spiritual leader went on to criticize Abhinav Arora, calling him a “foolish” boy when When a reporter asked Swami Rambhadracharya about his reaction on Abhinav delivering sermons like saints.
Swami Rambhadracharya’s statement read, “Itna murkh ladka hai woh. Woh kehta hai ki krishna uske sath padhta hai…bhagwan kya uske sath padenge? maine to Vrindavan mai bhi usko danta tha. (He is a foolish boy. He says that Lord Krishna studies with him…Will God study with him? I had scolded him in Vrindavan too). He said some people have claimed that the young boy might be pretending to be spiritual.
The video has sparked a lot of mixed reactions, as some users have termed the rude behavior by Swami Rambhadracharya. While others criticized Abhinav’s behavior; others blamed his father, Tarun Raj Arora, for encouraging him in this religious practice.
