People unhappy with my work troubling me: Nivrutti Maharaj

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Last Updated : Feb 17 2020 | 3:02 PM IST

Marathi 'kirtankar' (preacher) Nivrutti Maharaj Indurikar has said some people unhappy with his work for society and the Warkari community were trying to trouble him by demanding filing of cases over a recent remark.

The Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (MANS), a voluntary organisation working to eradicate superstitious beliefs, last week sought a police case against Indurikar for remarks on timing of intercourse and gender of child which it claimed violated the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.

During a sermon in a hamlet in Ahmednagar, the preacher had reportedly said that intercourse by a couple on an even date would beget a male child, while on an odd date would result in the birth of a girl.

"If intercourse is done at an inauspicious time, the child that is born would bring a bad name to the family. If the timing (of intercourse) is missed, the quality of output (child) will be sub-standard," he is heard saying in a video that went viral on social media.

Speaking on the issue on Sunday at a sermon in Ahsti tehsil in Ahmednagar, the preacher said, "I have been working for society and among the Warkari community for the past 30-35 years. Some people are unhappy with this and want to put me in trouble."

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First Published: Feb 17 2020 | 3:02 PM IST

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