From apology to controversy: Aniruddhacharya’s latest rant on live-in relationship just got uglier

Pookie Baba, aka Aniruddhacharya, is back—and this time, the controversy is only getting bigger!

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00:00A few days after apologizing for hurting the sentiments of many women in India, religious

00:10orator Anuradha Charya made another controversial remark about modern women, sparking a fresh

00:14round of national outrage.

00:20He targeted live-in relationships yet again, blaming them for destroying character.

00:23In an older sermon, he had made sweeping statements about modern relationships.

00:27That video had triggered widespread backlash. Former army officer Khushbu Paatni, the sister

00:49of actress Disha Paatni fired back, branding his words anti-national and questioning why

00:53only women were being targeted.

01:07Even the Uttir Pradesh women's commission stepped in. Chairperson Babita Chauhan condemned the

01:10language used by Anuradha Charya and affirmed that the commission is reviewing his statements

01:14for possible action. While supporters call him fearless, opponents call him regressive. What

01:18do you think? Do his fresh remarks amount to truth-telling or toxic moral policing? Let

01:22us know in the comments below.