Why So Only with the Saints?

Various saints have condemned the false propaganda against Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu and expressed their firm belief in Bapuji.
1. Jagadguru Shankaracharya, Pujya Shri Madhavashramji Maharaj:
Pujya Sant Sri Asaramji is being harassed by making baseless allegations against him. It is harmful to each and every Indian. People should gird up their loins and take up the task of protecting our culture. The system of Gurukul should be spread far and wide. It is very difficult for us to do good to our nation without propagation of a Gurukul system. We warn those who are playing with our culture.

2. Balayogi Arjunpuriji Maharaj, Founder of Tulsi Manas Mandir Haridwar and Senior Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhada:
This is not something of recent origin. Our Pujya Sant Shri Jayendra Saraswatiji was engaged in sadhana when he was imprisoned without any reason. The case didn’t bear scrutiny of the court and he was acquitted. A few days ago, people targeted Ramdevaji who propagated yoga on an international level. The way Sant Sri Asaramji has spread spirituality amongst the massed is of course, unique and worthy of great respect; but no less commendable are his efforts at uplifting the backward areas and setting up Gurukuls. Rumours and surmises are being presented as facts and he is being falsely defamed. Bapuji is not guilty in any of the cases being alleged against him.

3. Mahamandeleshwar Pujya Harichetanandji Maharaj:
A big conspiracy is under way in this country. The allegations leveled against Bapuji are false and baseless. If the Gurukuls are closed, people of this country will be deprived of good traits. How can such people protect the country, society and Dharma? It is absolutely wrong to level allegations against this great saint who has dedicated his whole life for the sake of Santana Dharma, who is roaming from village to village and town to town to propagate the Indian culture and uplift the poor. Such a one, who has resolved to inculcate noble traits into millions of children, could never do harm to or think ill of anybody even in dream, let alone the waking state. Therefore, all of us should unitedly fight the oppressors.

4. Mahamandelshawar Pujya Shri Anand Chetan Saraswati:
Today, it is clearly observed that there are certain elements in the country who are against our culture and the noble traits it propounds. They want to destroy the cornerstone of our country. The saints form the base of our cultural edifice, its cornerstones, and the aim of the oppressors is to make allegations against the saints and against the Gurukuls to malign them so that they are wiped out. It is true that people live with selfish motives in the world, but a saint lives for others. Allegations are being leveled against out revered saint that children have been murdered. Let us think over this point. Who are the accusers? You will undoubtedly reach the conclusion that they are outside elements not Indians. Their aim is to machinate in such a way that the people lose faith in the saints which will automatically destroy the culture. I want to caution you – be vigilant; don’t be taken in by them. This is the best course for you.

5. The Head of Nirvana Pitha, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Pujya Vishvadevanandji Maharaj:
Our saints unite us with divine consciousness and thereby lift us above the hedonistic ego identity. Howsoever great may be the progress the west has made, it is aware of the fact that it is way behind Indian spirituality and its thinking is afflicted with feeling of an inferiority complex. That is the reason why attempts are being made to negate the glory of Indian culture, and it is being blemished in an organized manner as part of a well-planned conspiracy. Newer modes of calumny are being invented and the victims are our revered saints who are capable of illuminating not only India, but the whole world with their abounding glory. How to malign them and establish western culture and religious thought is the vision of the conspirators.

People have faith in the Guru who they believe can take them to God. When such great souls are targeted and calumniated, Indian society will lose its way. It is a conspiracy of mocking at the national pride of India. Our saints are always true.

6. Shri Shri Shiva Premanandji Maharaj, Mahamandaleshwar of Nirvanic Akhada and Head of Nijatmapremadham:
I came to Gurukul at a young age and hence have acquired some good traits. The unrestrained and meaningless propaganda against the Gurukuls being carried out today is totally wrong. Efforts are being made through slander, verbal attacks and other means to destroy Indian culture.

7. The Secretary of Niranjani Panchayati Akhada, Shri Trayambak Bharatiji Maharaj:
Today a saint being insulted. The saint is forgiving, but for the people it is a very disgraceful thing. The Gurukuls that are being run, the task of inculcating noble traits that is going on – this is an altruistic activity. Nobody should become an obstruction in this.

8. Anand Pithadhiswar Acharya Mahamandaleshwar, Pujya Shri Devanandji Maharaj, Shri Shri Bholanand Sanyasahram, Haridwar:
These people are after a saint who has devoted himself to the upliftment of society and the whole nation. The blame against the saint is a game being played to destroy Mother India and our culture. Today false allegations are being leveled against Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu. Bapuji is inculcating good traits into the children. Why would he have the children killed? This is a premeditated conspiracy. If the Hindu society, the followers of Santan Dharma, don’t put up a united font against this calumny, it is going to affect all. All the sadhus of all the sects and ideologies should fight it unitedly. If this is not done, this fire will engulf all of us. I is my humble submission that all the citizens of India belonging to whichever ideology, should stand up against this atrocity. We shall not tolerate this outrageous attack on Bapuji.

9. Shri 108 Mahamandaleshwar Shanti Giri Ji Maharaj:
Safeguarding of saints and of the Indian culture is safeguarding of the nation, of humanity and of noble thoughts. Howsoever hard the conspirators who want to shake the foundation of Hinduism may try to misinform people in a pre-planned manner, guarding against their machinations and determinedly endeavoring to fight the false and vicious propaganda is the need of the hour. It is the only way to safeguard virtue, to save humanity and the nation. Hindus will have to summon up courage and industriousness and take intelligent, united action to thwart the fierce offshore winds threatening to uproot our culture.

Who doesn’t know the altruistic activities and the greatness of Pujya Bapuji? Everybody should take advantage of that. Making or listening to malicious propaganda against such saints is a grave sin.

10. Mahant Shri Dhiraj Ji, Baba Balaknath Siddha Peeth:
TV Channels have carried some extremely senseless things against a saint (Bapuji), which I think is a severe blow. Before that these people tried to malign Baba Ramdev but nothing happened. And now they have targeted Bapu Asaramji. You see, this is not maligning of a saint, it is maligning of Indian culture. It is a big conspiracy of theirs; they are trying to completely destroy Hindu culture. We shall have to face them unitedly. Today this is being done to him (Bapuji), tomorrow it will be done to some other saint.
The language being used by the media is highly unpalatable; we strongly object to it.

11. Mahamandaleshwar Shri Sunil Shastri Maharaj:
There is one society, one religion – the religion of truth, the Sanatan Vedic Dharma and it teaches us, ‘Live and let others live’, ‘Non-violence is the greatest Dharma’. If this Dharma is extinguished, what will happen to the world? Therefore, don’t ridicule this Dharma. Otherwise, the entire universe will be annihilated. And don’t play with the spiritual potency. Do you have any idea what may happen if you do that? There are examples. Ravana fiddled with this power. What happened? ‘There was nobody in his tribe to mourn his death.’ In Lord Krishna’s time too, Dhritarashtra took the power of truth lightly and the result was the same. ‘There was nobody in his tribe to mourn the death of his sons.’ The Mughals took the power for granted and were finished. The Englishmen did the same thing and had to pack off from India. Similarly, I declare today that whoever will touch your Guru or our saint, will go not to a lowly state, not to the lowliest of the lowly states, not to hells but to a state more hellish than the hells. All of you should remain strong, formidable, united and should march forward on the path of truth under the guidance of you Guru for the sake of protecting the motherland. The blessings of the spiritual community are with you; it is with you; it is with you!

12. Dr. Ramaprapannacharyaji Maharaj, Dharma Jagaran Manch:
Highly revered Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu is venerable for we saints as well as for all of you. Today, he is being targeted for venomous attacks with the help of foreign conspirators. All of us should confront them unitedly.
13. Mahamandaleshwar, Swami Shri Devendranand Giriji Maharaj:
This country is agro-based and has Rishis as her speciality. Our Sant Shri Asaramji Bapu takes along the Indian traditions in entirety. We strongly decry the conspiracies being hatched today against Bapuji. The saints of the whole country are with you.