‘Society Knows Mamta Kulkarni’s Past’

‘Suddenly,
she
arrives
in
India,
participates
in
the
Maha
Kumbh
and
is
given
the
position
of
Mahamandleshwar.’
‘This
needs
investigation.’

Jagatguru
Himangi
Sakhi
Maa
has
spoken
out
against
Mamta
Kulkarni,
the
former
Bollywood
actress,
being
appointed
Mahamandleshwar
of
the
Kinnar
Akhada
during
the
Maha
Kumbh.

Speaking
to
ANI,
Himangi
Sakhi
questioned
the
credibility
of
the
appointment,
citing
Kulkarni’s
past
controversies.

“Mamta
Kulkarni
has
been
made
Mahamandleshwar
by
the
Kinnar
Akhada
for
publicity.
Society
knows
her
past
very
well.
Suddenly,
she
arrives
in
India,
participates
in
the
Maha
Kumbh
and
is
given
the
position
of
Mahamandleshwar.
This
needs
investigation,”
Himangi
Sakhi
told
ANI.

“By
giving
such
a
person
the
title
of
Mahamandleshwar,
what
kind
of
guru
are
you
offering
to
Sanatan
Dharma?
This
is
a
question
of
ethics.
Someone
who
isn’t
worthy
of
being
called
a
guru
is
being
made
one,”
Himangi
Sakhi
added.

On
Friday,
January
25,
Mamta
Kulkarni


performed

pind
daan
at
the
Sangham
Ghat
in
Prayagraj.

Speaking
to
ANI,
Kulkarni
said,
“This
was
the
order
of
Mahadev,
Maha
Kaali.
This
was
the
order
of
my
guru.
They
chose
this
day.
I
didn’t
do
anything.”

“Kinnar
Akhara
is
going
to
make
Mamta
Kulkarni
a
Mahamandleshwar,”
Akhara
President
Laxmi
Narayan
Tripathi
had
then
said.

“She
has
been
named
Shri
Yamai
Mamta
Nandgiri.
She
has
been
in
touch
with
the
Kinnar
Akhara
and
me
for
the
last
one-and-a-half
years.”

“She
is
allowed
to
perform
the
character
of
any
devotional
figure
if
she
wants
as
we
do
not
prohibit
anyone
from
performing
their
art,”
Tripathi
said.

Mamta
Kulkarni
gained
fame
in
the
1990s
with
her
performances
in
hit
films
like

Karan
Arjun
and

Baazi
and
has
worked
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Salman
Khan
and
Aamir
Khan
during
her
career.

In
the
early
2000s,
she
stepped
away
from
Bollywood
and
moved
abroad,
leading
a
life
away
from
the
limelight.

Photographs
curated
by
Manisha
Kotian/Rediff.com