Judge Called Indian Guru Gurmeet Singh "Wild Beast" And Said He Did Not Deserve Any Liniency (Video)

Among all the coverage of the spectacular downfall of self- styled Indian "godman" guru gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, one voice has been absent: that of his hundreds of thousands of devoted followers. He claims to have 60 million devotees around the world, though it is probably an exaggeration but there is no doubt that huge number of people draw inspiration from this man who claims to be divine being.

Guru Gurmeet Singh's devotees became notorious worldwide after thousands of them went on rampage when he was convicted of charges of two rapes. They attacked media vehicles and official buildings and torched trains, buses and railway stations. Violence spilled across north India and in the battle with the police that followed, nearly 40 people were killed and more than 200 injured. Guru was born a Sikh but now dubs himself "Messenger of God" or simply MSG and claims he is "Reverend Saint".

The so-called "baba of bling" may encourage modesty and self sacrifice among his followers but he lived an unashamedly glamorous lifestyle. Gurmeet Singh starred in his own movies and boasted and boasted that among his many talents, he was a spiritual saint, a writer, a musician, a sportsman, an agriculturist, a singer, a director, a scientist, a feminist and a youth icon. Now when rapist guru has been jailed for 20 years, many lurid details of his life are emerging. The first whiff of scandal in Singh's sprawling compound in the northern state of Haryana came in 2002, when one of his female disciples wrote an anonymous letter to then Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpai accusing Singh of rape. In her letter she described her plight in detail.