Madhya Pradesh: Computer Baba expelled from Digambar Akhara

Computer Baba (right) along with MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (File)

Days after he opened a front against the BJP-led government in Madhya Pradesh, Computer Baba a former minister of state was expelled from Digambar Akhara on Thursday.

Based in Indore, Computer Baba, whose real name in Namdev Tyagi, had resigned from a government panel accusing the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government of being anti-religion and alleging that it had failed to stop rampant illegal mining in the Narmada river.

He held two gatherings recently, one in Indore and another in Gwalior, taking on the state government. In a bid to scuttle Baba’s campaign a gathering of saints who support the state government met last week in Bhopal.

Despite repeated attempts, Computer Baba could not be reached for comment on his expulsion. Sources said he was expelled for maligning the image of the saint community.