Popular Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni who reached the holy gathering of Maha Kumbh after the Ardh Kumbh of 2013 and was made the Mahamandaleshwar of the Kinnar Akhara with full rituals is again in the news headlines. Since she became Mahamandaleshwar, her name has also been changed to Yamai Mamta Nand Giri. There was so much controversy over this whole matter that she finally had to resign but her resignation was not accepted.
Mamta Kulkarni
Let us tell you that now Mahamandaleshwar Laxmi Narayan Tripathi of Kinnar Akhara has reacted to all this and told what happened to Mamta Kulkarni. Dr. Laxmi Narayan Tripathi talked about Mamta Kulkarni in Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast and said, ‘She is now Yamai Mamta Nand Giri. See, when she separated herself from mainstream society she was in touch with me for two and a half to three years, she was telling me all her traditions. She was also initiated by the Swami of Juna Akhara’.
Mamta Kulkarni
Mahamandaleshwar further said, ‘And when she came to Kumbh, she met me. We had that conversation again. And the next day she said that it was so beautiful… today is Friday and what could be better than an Ardhanarishwar doing my coronation and me becoming Mahamandleshwar? And I want to dedicate my life completely to the work of Sanatan Dharma. She was already a Sadhak. She used to do Sadhna. She used to study. She used to chant mantras etc.’
Mamta Kulkarni
On the controversy of her being in contact with Abu Salem and her name being mentioned in the drugs case and going to jail, Mahamandleshwar said, ‘All those things must be true. We also knew all these things. All her cases were washed off. All the red corner notices etc. were removed. Only then did we do her coronation. When prostitutes have reached a higher level, why should an artist, who is in the form of Gandharva, not go up? Should we despise the one who has taken refuge in Sanatan Dharma? Today I ask, if this Mamta ji had accepted Islam and had performed Hajj-Medina, would these Sanatanis who were protesting so much have been able to do anything?’