Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is the name which is doing rounds on social media websites since few days. Who is this Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh? Why is he in the news for so long now? Let us know about him and some facts that many don’t know about him.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was born on 15 August 1967 in Rajasthan. He is an Indian spiritual leader, social worker, actor, director and singer. He has been the head of the spiritual group Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) since 23 September 1990.

The Indian Express placed Gurmeet 96th in their list of the 100 most powerful Indians of 2015 because he has about five crore devotees and several politicians seek his blessings before polls. Gurmeet has also been involved in controversies. Mainstream Sikh leaders have accused him of insulting their faith.

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was also found guilty in the rape case, murder and forced castrations by a special CBI court on 25 August 2017. Gurmeet has two state governments on the edge as he awaits a verdict on a rape case on Friday. He was immediately taken into custody and the quantum of sentence will be announced on August 28.

Gurmeet’s Filmy Career:

Dera Sacha Sauda’s Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan has been media’s prey ever since he showed himself in the crazy avatar and started singing songs like ‘Love Charger’ with his electric guitar. No wonder, people started calling him ‘Rockstar Baba’ and he took the label to the next level by featuring as a ‘superhero’ in his own film ‘MSG: The Messenger Of God’.

Though his first film created quite a mess after people in the Censor board went in a resigning spree, he is back again with the sequel to the film.

Accused In A Rape Case:

After 200 hearings spread over 10 years and numerous stay orders of higher courts, a CBI special trial court in Panchkula on Friday convicted  Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, in a case related to raping his female followers. The court will pronounce the sentencing on Monday.

Gurmeet’s Arrest:

Thus, from Wednesday, parts of Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh have been under a security lockdown as 200,000 supporters of Ram Rahim had assembled in Panchkula ahead of the verdict. Schools, colleges, and government offices remained closed, and train and bus services have been curtailed.

Mobile internet and data services had been suspended in Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh for 72 hours in order to curb violence from spreading. Schools and colleges in Panchkula were closed on Wednesday and are said to reopen on August 28. The security in both the states has been beefed up while Army has also been contacted by the state governments to ensure assistance in maintaining law and order.

Here Are Few Interesting And Unknown Facts About The Dera Chief Guru Ram Rahim Singh:

1. Gurmeet’s father was a follower of Shah Satnam Ji, the second chief of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) group.

2. In 1990, Satnam declared Ram Rahim as his successor making him the third chief of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) group at the age of 23 years.

3. He is married to Harjeet Kaur and has two daughters – Charanpreet Kaur and Amarpreet Kaur, and a son named Jasmeet Singh.

4. His ‘devotees’ hail him for his social service. From working during Gujarat earthquake to organizing biggest blood donation camps, the Ram Rahim has encouraged supporters done it all. The Dera followers have also created ‘World Record’ for organizing largest blood donation camp in December 2003, in which more than 15000 donors participated.

5. From Haryana and Punjab, Dera Sacha Sauda has many over 250 ashrams in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Chattisgarh and Delhi and many parts of the world. Apart from sprawling headquarters in Sirsa, Dera Sacha Sauda also has over 700 acres of agriculture land in the district, a 175-bed hospital in Ganganagar, Rajasthan, gas stations, market complexes.

6. It is reported that Gurmeet had said ‘yes’ to take part in the reality show Bigg Boss 9 but only on one condition that he should be allowed to exit the house for at least 2 to 3 hours to meet his followers.

7. An adventure lover, Baba, in one of his concerts sang a song called ‘Chocolate’ by suspending himself at 30 feet above ground level in a moving crane.

8. It is believed that Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is also a versatile singer. In the sequel of MSG, he sang six songs in six different voices. He has released successful albums like ‘Love Charger’, ‘Chora Babbar Sher Ka’, ‘Network Tere Love Ka’, ‘Love Rab Se’ and ‘Thank You For That’.

9. He has also been honored with most popular Actor, Director, Writer award by Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation.

10. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is one of the 36 people in the country who enjoys a VVIP Status and a Z level security cover. This is because he is a well-known wielder of influence amongst politicians in Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab.

11. He drives a Range Rover SUV and has a convoy of 100 vehicles which includes 16 black Ford Endeavours.

12. He has received an honorary doctorate degree from the UK-based World Records University. “Ram Rahim has 53 world records in various categories, out of which 17 are Guinness records, 27 are Asia Book records, 7 India Book records and 2 are Limca records. Basically, Babaji’s personality is an all-round one, which we considered. In the five years of India operations, the university has awarded around 100 Indians so far,” the university had said in a statement.

13. He launched his ‘MSG’ range of “swadeshi and organic” products about two years ago. The business is looked after by the Dera chief’s children.

Baba turned actor now wants to be part of multi starrer project. He now plans to make a film based on Vedas which would be made on the lines of Avatar. He aims to show how 1000 ft tall person was in existence that time.