2010-06-30
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Media turns Mafia - Attacks Spiritual Seekers and families, incites hatred for Hindu Spiritual Masters
When the religious persecution went public, a disciple monk was forced to go home to her family. Inciting hatred, this article exacerbates anger, rage, cynicism and bitterness among spiritual seekers and their families for Hindu Gurus by falsely depicting their actions as wrong, destructive, or indefensible. Reverence and devotion for the spiritual master, the center of Hindu tradition, is castigated as conflictual having selfish motivations.
Nakkheeran Magazine, 30 June 2010: Devoted to Nithyananda, girls petition CoP against parents
30 June 2010: In the year 2010, religious persecution oN Paramahamsa Nithyananda forced many of the residents of the Aadheenam (monastery complex) to return to their pre-monastic homes. The Aadheenam was being attacked, the living quarters of residents were being burnt, the monks were being brutally beaten, and the women were being abused. In this environment, several residents had no choice but to return to their families, until things settled down. Ma Nithya Preetananda Swami was a Sanyasini-in-training at the time. For safety purposes, Ma Preeta and her sister returned home temporarily. When Ma Preeta Swami reached her home, her family gave their unconditional support and gave freedom to go back to the Aadheenam whenever she wished to. They extended their support for her at this difficult time and prayed that Paramahamsa Nithyananda should come out of this life attack on Him and His organisation soon.
Media Programs Family Members into Threatening their Daughter
As the days passed by, the relentless and continuous media attack which incited hatred on Paramahamsa Nithyananda started to affect Ma Preeta Swami’s family. They began to question their belief in Paramahamsa Nithyananda, slowly falling for the media’s tactics of inciting public hatred. On one side, Ma Preeta kept emphasising on the brutal attacks being done to the innocent residents of the Aadheenam, and the murderous life attempts on His Divine Holiness. On the other side, the media kept plugging in false stories into the minds of their viewers, portraying His Divine Holiness as a malicious sex offender.
Ma Preeta Swami recalls,
‘When Swamiji was illegally arrested, I saw the news on the TV. I wasn’t able to express any emotions in front of my family. I went to the restroom and cried without anyone’s knowledge.’
Nakkheeran Magazine - Blackmailed her family with life threats
The systematised isolation being done to His Divine Holiness began happening to Ma Preeta Swami and her sister as well. Blackmail and threats came from major media houses to stop her from supporting His Divine Holiness in his innocence.
One day, when Ma Preeta’s uncle returned from his workplace, she noticed that he looked sad. She asked him what had happened. He answered that one of the ex-devotees of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, named Ramesh, had threatened and blackmailed him.
Ramesh had said,
‘Do not support or follow Swamiji. If you continue to support him, we will publish a defamatory article about your daughters (referring to Preeta Swami and her sister).’
Preeta Swami boldly said,
‘Don’t worry about us. Just be there for Swamiji. He will protect us.’
However, the very next day, Nakkheeran published a poisonous defamatory article about Ma Preeta and her sister. Once it was published, their family was extremely upset. At this point, her entire family’s stance on them returning to the Aadheenam had changed. They informed Ma Preeta Swami and her sister that they were absolutely banned from ever going back to the Aadheenam or to Paramahamsa Nithyananda again.
