Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Justice is done” (April 26). Asaram Bapu, once an all-powerful cult leader, is the latest in a long list of holy fraudsters to be convicted for crimes of a sexual nature. Jodhpur lawyer PC Solanki and his team must be applauded for their dogged fight for nearly five years against the might of his dark empire. Fake spiritual gurus are backed by politicians who, in turn, seek help to garner votes for them.
Asaram joins the long list of imposters who ‘trapped’ vulnerable devotees in the garb of providing them spiritual solace and, thus, reaping benefits in many ways, including wealth. This should be a wake-up call for people having blind faith in gurus. Interestingly, sexual depravity in the name of religion is not restricted to Hinduism. The sinister underbelly of cults and organised religion has been laid bare even in Christian missionaries and Muslim organisations.