‘Unmarried women are loose…’, says Aniruddhacharya, later apologises‘ blames AI manipulation in viral video
Spiritual leader Swami Aniruddhacharya has come under fire after a video went viral showing him making derogatory comments about 25-year-old women during a religious event at Gauri Gopal Ashram.
His statements, suggesting girls should marry at 14 and implying many women are sexually experienced by 25, triggered protests and legal complaints.
In response, Swami Aniruddhacharya issued a video apology, claiming the clip was edited and possibly AI-manipulated. Despite this, protests and demands for accountability continue.
He reportedly said, “Ab ladki late hai 25 saal ki. Ab 25 saal ki ladki chaar jagah mu maar chuki hoti hai. Sab nahi par bahut. Aur wo 25 saal ki jab aati hai toh puri jawan hoke aati hai. Jab jawan hoke aayegi toh swabhavik hai ki uski jawani kahi fisal jaegi (Now girls are marrying at the age of 25. By then, many, not all, have already been with multiple men. When a girl comes at 25, she is fully grown. Naturally, her youth may slip away somewhere)."He also referred to the Sonam Raghuvanshi and Muskan Rastogi cases, saying, “Jaise ki ek honeymoon manane gayi, par wo kisi aur ke sath reh chuki thi, uske sath chakkar tha. Wo drum wala case purana nahi hua jyada (Like a woman went on her honeymoon, but she had already been with someone else)."
The women advocates of the Mathura Bar Association called the remarks anti-constitutional and sexist and submitted a complaint to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), reports Navbharat Times.
As backlash intensified, Aniruddhacharya issued a video apology through his official Instagram account. “Even if my incomplete words have hurt anyone, I apologise… My comments were directed at some individuals, not the entire society.” He also claimed the viral clip was edited and possibly manipulated using AI. “Nowadays, it is the era of AI. Anyone can present my words however they like, and the world will think it is the truth,” he said.
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