Nithyananda resigns as head of Dhyanapeetam, wants to go in for spiritual seclusion

Swamy Nithyananda, who was caught in a sex scandal has decided to resign as head of his Dhyanapeetam ashram and from all trusts associated with it.

Nithyananda of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, who is in the news for his alleged involvement in a sex scandal with actress Ranjitha, on Tuesday announced his decision to resign as head of his Dhyanapeetam ashram and from all trusts associated with it, and go for living a life of “spiritual seclusion” for an indefinite time.

“I have decided to live a life of spiritual seclusion, for some indefinite time....and to enable the Dhyanapeetam to function with such amended agenda as may be necessary, I am resigning as the head of the Dhyanapeetam and from all the trusts associated with it,” he said addressing his followers on his official website.

“In view of the developments in the last three weeks following the media reports about me as the head of Dhyanapeetam, (located at Bidadi near Bangalore), I had met some of the leading acharyas of Hindu Dharma at Haridwar Kumbh Mela,” Nityananda, who is facing criminal cases, including that of rape, said.

He further said he had briefed them about what was fact and what was fiction. “Candidly discussing what had happened, I had sought their spiritual and moral support, guidance for me, and their views on the future course of Dhyanapeetam.”

“I had also undertaken that I would act entirely in accordance with their counsel,” said the swami in a message, whose purported sleazy acts in company of a Tamil actress were aired by TV channels on March 3, also telecast on Youtube.

“I have decided to live a life of spiritual seclusion, for some indefinite time, to which the acharyas have agreed in principle,” said the swami, whose plea for anticipatory bail and quashing of the cases against him has been turned down by the Karnatka High Court.

- Asian Tribune -