New Delhi: Abhinav Arora, a 10-year-old spiritual figure popularly known as the “child saint,” has found himself in the spotlight again, but this time for a controversial incident involving the renowned Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya. During a recent event, Arora was seen on stage enthusiastically clapping and chanting “Ram Naam,” a display that, as caught on camera, did not sit well with Swami Rambhadracharya. Swami then asked Arora to get down from the stage and volunteers immediately took the young boy away. This particular one which we captured on video has since found its way to the various social media platforms.
Speaking about the circulating video Swami Rambhadracharya said in an interview with ANI: “He’s a very foolish boy. He says that Lord krishna goes to school with him. Will Lord Krishna familiarise with him? I scolded him all the time we were in Vrindavan too.”
In the video, Abhinav Arora captured a religious event being presided by Pujya Swami Rambhadracharya in which Arora directly went to Swami and started chanting hard. However, Swami Rambhadracharya seemed displeased with this behaviour and remarked, “Please take him down; I also have my dignity.” This reaction has given different responses on the social media some supporting the Swami’s action while others condemn the way he has handled the issue.
Mixed Reactions to the “Child Saint”
Over the course of the months, Abhinav Arora’s account received a lot of attention on the platforms, and many of his videos are viewed by millions of people. There are two camps of people – while most critics think that Arora only adopted the spiritual persona at the behest of his parents and is just a fake, there are people who find practical use in his spiritual outbursts and refer to him as a young saint. The event with Swami Rambhadracharya has only reinforced these two extremes and many people argue about whether or not the Swami was right to fly off the handle.