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Virat Kohli Rejects Rs 5 Crore Payment Claims for Ashram Visit as Baseless
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 14:18
Virat Kohli Rejects Rs 5 Crore Payment Claims for Ashram Visit as Baseless
- •Virat Kohli and his spokesperson strongly denied allegations that he was paid Rs 5 crore to visit spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj in Vrindavan.
- •The false claims were originally made by Dinesh Sharma, also known as Falahari Maharaj, who alleged a real estate group funded the visit.
- •Kohli's official statement clarified that his visits to the ashram stem entirely from deep personal faith and reverence.
- •Investigations found no public evidence supporting the monetary allegations, and spokespersons urged media outlets to verify facts responsibly.
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Dinesh Sharma, also known as Falahari Maharaj and president of the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sangharsh Nyas, accused Virat Kohli of accepting Rs 5 crore to visit the ashram in Vrindavan.
Virat Kohli's spokesperson strongly refuted the allegations as completely false, baseless, and factually incorrect, clarifying that the cricketer visits Premanand Maharaj purely out of deep faith.
Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma first visited spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj in Vrindavan in January 2023.
