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FIR Against Swami Rambhadracharya for Alleged Derogatory Remarks on Brahmin Sub-Castes
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News18•01-10-2026, 10:12
FIR Against Swami Rambhadracharya for Alleged Derogatory Remarks on Brahmin Sub-Castes
- •ACJM Court No. 8 in Prayagraj has ordered a case to be registered and a notice issued against Swami Rambhadracharya.
- •He is accused of making derogatory remarks about certain Brahmin sub-castes, including Pathak, Chaube, Dikshit-Upadhyay.
- •Suresh Chandra Upadhyay filed a defamation suit, alleging Rambhadracharya called these sub-castes 'inferior' and 'low-class'.
- •The alleged remarks were made during a Bhagwat Katha in Vrindavan on February 3, 2024, reportedly affecting the social prestige of these communities.
- •The complainant approached the court after police failed to take action; the next hearing is scheduled for October 12.
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A defamation suit was filed against Swami Rambhadracharya because he allegedly made derogatory remarks during a Bhagwat Katha, claiming that certain Brahmin sub-castes like Upadhyay, Pathak, Chaube, Trigunayak, and Dikshit are inferior and that daughters are not married into these families.
The defamation complaint was filed by Suresh Chandra Upadhyay, who is a resident of Khain village in Karchhana police station area of Yamunapar, Prayagraj, and serves as the national president of the Bhartiya Kisan Sena Loktantrik Party.
After the ACJM Court No. 8 in Prayagraj registered the case and issued a notice on September 17 following a complaint filed on September 14, the court scheduled the next hearing for October 12.
