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Police hold inquiry at Isha Foundation in Chennai following court orders

The Foundation claimed that the petitioner and others tried to trespass into the premises under a false pretext

Police hold inquiry at Isha Foundation in Chennai following court orders
A police convoy enters premises of the Isha Foundation at Velliangiri foothills, in Coimbatore district, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 to conduct an inquiry as per Madras High Court order. (PTI Photo)

A contingent of 150 police personnel descended upon the Isha foundation in Coimbatore as part of an inquiry by the Coimbatore district superintendent of police after the Madras High Court sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government on all criminal cases registered against the spiritual guru Sadhguru’s institution.

The high court bench while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by S Kamaraj, a retired professor from Coimbatore, had directed the Tamil Nadu government to submit particulars on all the criminal cases registered against Isha Foundation.


In his petition, Kamaraj alleged his two daughters were “brainwashed to reside at the Isha Yoga Centre” in Coimbatore and that the foundation did not allow them to maintain any contact with their families.

The officials held an inquiry at the foundation, a senior police official said.

Isha Foundation’s response

In response to the petition, Isha Foundation denied allegations that it advocated monkhood or asked people to get married, as these were individual choices.

“Isha Foundation was founded by Sadhguru to impart yoga and spirituality to people. We believe that adult individual human beings have the freedom and the wisdom to choose their path,” the foundation said in a statement here.

It was home to thousands who were not monks and a few who have taken Brahmacharya or monkhood. Despite this, the petitioner wanted the monks to be produced before the court and the monks have presented themselves before the court.

“They have clearly stated that they are staying in Isha Yoga Center on their own volition. Now that the matter is seized by the court, we hope that truth will prevail and there is an end to all unnecessary controversies,” the statement read.

It claimed that the petitioner and others tried to trespass into the premises under a false pretext of being a fact-finding committee to enquire about the crematorium being constructed by the foundation and they had filed a criminal complaint against the foundation.

The High Court had granted a stay on submission of the final report by the police.

“Apart from this, there is no other criminal case against the Foundation. Whoever indulges in spreading false information against the foundation will be strictly dealt with as per the law of the land,” it said. (PTI)

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