A seer who had performed mirchi (chilli) hawan in favour of Congress candidate in Bhopal Digvijay Singh before Lok Sabha elections has now declared that he would take jal samadhi in Bhopal on June 16.
Mahamandaleshwar Vairagyanand who had performed the yagna with over five quintals of red chilli had claimed that it was a rare ritual and would ensure victory of the Congress candidate. The saint had even vowed to take Samadhi if Singh lost in the election.
However, there was no trace of the seer ever since Singh lost to BJP’s Pragya Thakur in Lok Sabha polls recently. An audio chat also had gone viral in which a local resident had called up the seer on his mobile phone and reminded him about his promise.
An angry seer had replied that he wasn’t doing anything like that and even accused the caller of of some agenda.
Recently, the seer had written a letter to the Bhopal District Collector informing him that he is currently busy performing puja at Kamakhya temple in Assam and wish to take jal samadhi at 2.11 pm on June 16 in Bhopal.
The controversial baba had appeared in election scenario in Bhopal ahead of polling in May and had predicted Digvijay Singh’s win. He had claimed that mirchi yagna was a rare ritual which only he performs in the country.
He is said to have several ashrams in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and is seen quite close to the senior Congress leader.
