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Mahant Yogi Adityanath is Chief Minister designate of Uttar Pradesh 5th time Member of

Parliament from Gorakhpur Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. He is a Bharatiya Janata Party Member of
Parliament who has represented Gorakhpur in the Lok Sabha.

Mahant Yogi Adityanath (born Ajay Singh Negi; 5 June 1972) is Chief Minister
designate of Uttar Pradesh and 5th time Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur
Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. He is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of
Parliament who has represented Gorakhpur in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian
Parliament) since 1998. Adityanath is the Mahant or head priest of the Gorakhnath Mutt,
a Hindu temple in Gorakhpur, following the death of his spiritual "father," Mahant
Avaidyanath in September 2014. He is also the founder of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a
social, cultural and nationalist group of youth who seek to provide rightist Hindu
platform. Yogi Adityanath comes from a Garhwali Rajput family. He completed his
Bachelors Degree in Mathematics from H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal),
Uttarakhand.

Political career

Adityanath was the youngest member of the 12th Lok Sabha at 26. He has been
elected as an MP from Gorakhpur to the Lok Sabha in the 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and
2014 elections. He is the successor to former Hindu Mahasabha president Mahant
Avaidyanath at the Gorakhnath temple. He holds a B.Sc. from the H.N.B. Garhwal
University in Srinagar, Uttarakhand.

Mahant of Gorakhnath Temple

Currently he is Mahant of Guru Gorakhnath Temple, following the death of Mahant


Aavaidyanath on 12th Sept 2014. Yogi Adityanath was made Peethadhishwar of
Gorakhnath Temple amid traditional rituals of the Nath sect on 14th Sept 2014.
Political controversies:

Conversion: In 2005, Adityanath allegedly led a purification drive which involved the
conversion of Christians to Hinduism. In one such instance, 1,800 Christians were
reportedly converted to Hinduism in the town of Etah in Uttar Pradesh.

Riots and Arrest

In January 2007, an altercation occurred amidst a Hindu group and Muslims during a
Muharram procession in Gorakhpur which led to the hospitalisation of a young Hindu,
Raj Kumar Agrahari. The District Magistrate made it clear that Adityanath should not
visit the site as it may inflame tensions. He initially agreed but after Agrahari died, he
disobeyed the magistrate and travelled to the site with a group of his followers.
Adityanath started a non-violent dharna on the site. However inflammatory speeches
were made and some of his followers set fire to a nearby mazar (Muslim mausoleum).
A curfew was implemented by the local police, but Adityanath broke it and was
subsequently jailed under Section 151A, Sections 146, 147, 279, 506 of the Indian
Penal Code. He was arrested and remanded for a fortnight, on charges of disturbing
peace. His arrest led to further unrest and several coaches of the Mumbai bound
Mumbai-Gorakhpur Godan Express were burnt, allegedly by protesting Hindu Yuva
Vahini activists. The day after the arrest, the District Magistrate along with the local
police chief, were transferred and replaced. This was "widely perceived" as a result of
"Adityanath's clout" with the Uttar Pradesh government of Mulayam Singh Yadav. The
tensions soon escalated to riots across Gorakhpur leading to the burning of mosques,
homes, buses and trains. After his release, Adityanath protested his jailing in the
Parliament.

Documentary

In March 2011, the documentary film Saffron War - Radicalization of Hinduism accused
Adityanath of promoting communal disharmony through a Virat Hindustan rally in rural
Uttar Pradesh. In August 2014, aspiring Congress Party "spokesman" Shehzaad
Poonawala wrote to the National Commission for Minorities demanding that a police
First Information Report be filed against Yogi Adityanath.
Yoga: In June 9, 2015, Yogi Adityanath declared that those who oppose Surya
Namaskara, part of Yoga, can leave India. He stated - My humble request to those who
see communalism in even Sun God would be to drown themselves in the sea or live in a
dark room for the rest of their lives.

Shah Rukh Khan

During the intolerance debate in the media, Adityanath compared Bollywood superstar
Shah Rukh Khan to Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed. He said, Shah Rukh Khan should
remember that majority population of the Country made him the Star, and if they boycot
his films, he will also have to wander on streets. It is unfortunate SRK is speaking the
same language that of Hafiz Saeed."

Relations with the BJP: Adityanath has had a strained relation with the BJP for more
than a decade. With the emergence of a separate powerbase in Eastern Uttar Pradesh,
he has been seeking greater power, causing further conflicts.

On 2224 Dec. 2006, Adityanath organised a 3 day Virat Hindu Mahasammelan at


Gorakhpur when the BJP was holding its National Executive Meet in Lucknow. In March
2010, Adityanath was one of several BJP MPs who stated defiance to the party whip on
the Women's Reservation Bill.

LUCKNOW: March 18, 2017. Ending a long speculation, firebrand BJP Gorakhpur MP
Yogi Adityanath has been elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party and thus,
becomes the 32nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The name of Yogi was proposed by
UP BJP President Keshav Prasad Maurya and supported by almost all 312 MLAs. The
meeting started late, at around 1730 hrs after Yogi reached the venue, along with other
senior leaders.

The BJP MLAs raised slogans in support of Yogi. Besides, BJP vice-president and
Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya have been chosen as the
Deputy to Yogi.

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