By SHUBHAJIT Chakraborty

Chennai, March 8 – Perhaps not in the history of India, any disciple has presented such gurudakshina to his master. The self styled God man Swami Paramahamsa Nityananda’s former disciple, Nitya Dharmananda alias Lenin Karuppan claimed to conduct the sting operation to unmasked the normal man behind the spiritual disguise. The videos showed Nityanand in compromising positions with actress Ranjitha. According to Dharmananda the former actress was a disciple of Nityananda and acted as personal attendant during the day’s long visit to his ashram.

In a shocking revelation, Dharmananda charged that Nityananda had illegitimate relationships with other actresses too. The disciple, Nithya Premananda, alias Lenin Karuppan, now admitted that he leaked out the tape and wanted police security because he feared of his life from Nityananda’s disciples.

He said he was shocked and aroused doubts about Swami when heard about the death of a devotee from Canada at the ashram and another attempted suicide. Dharmananda is also said to have handed over to the police two CDs believed to contain Nityanand’s dalliance with other tinseltown beauties.

The former Nityanand disciple said he had joined the godman’s staff as a driver. He went on to become Nityanand’s trusted lieutenant and settled down in the Bangalore ashram in 2006. He had free access to the godman’s private rooms and he said he made the tapes December last.

“Sensing I had done a sting operation, Nityanand and ashram functionaries threatened me on February 18 during a visit to Salem. I escaped,” Dharmananda said. He has sought police protection.

In the meantime, Nityanand asked his devotee not to carried away by the false tapes and said all these are conspiracy to defame him.