EP-85 | The Monk in CM Niwas - Yogi Adityanath tells us why he switched gears

Yogi Adityanath is the two-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and head seer of the Gorakhnath Math. Prior to this, he also had the feat of becoming the youngest MP at the age of 26 after he was elected to the lower house of parliament from Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency of the state of Uttar Pradesh in 1998 after his Guru Mahant Avaidyanath chose to retire from active politics and declared Adityanath as his successor. He is also termed as an undefeated parliamentarian as he won consecutive parliamentary elections from 1998 to 2014. Unlike other politicians, he is always dressed in a saffron dress and wears his Hindu identity as pride and is projected as a Hindutva hardliner by his political opponents. However, he is also termed as a firebrand CM for his government model and actions against the mafia, which have been adopted by many other chief ministers in other parts of the country. In this edition of ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash recorded in the city of Lucknow, Yogi Adityanath speaks about his early days and his transformational journey from Ajay Singh Bisht to head seer of the Gorakhnath Math of Nath community situated in the city of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. In this enlightening conversation, the monk turned politician also talks about religion, spirituality and how it helps one in the path of divine pursuit through service to people. He also talks about his family and how a young science student decided to become a Sanyasi. Yogi Adityanath also talks about his governance model and explains how he has been able to successfully ensure peace in Uttar Pradesh by acting against mafias in his little more than six years of tenure. He further talks about the I.N.D.I.A alliance, Kashi Vishwanath temple – Gyanvapi row, violence during polls in the state of West Bengal and raises his suspicion behind Manipur violence.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
03:55 - Religion, Nath community and finding his Guru
10:18 - Journey from being a Monk to becoming Politician
21:02 - Criticism for being Hindu Hardliner & dressing as Sanyasi
31:54 - Acting against Mafia restoring peace in UP
34:15 - I.N.D.I.A alliance & BJP’s social welfare initiatives
40:35 - Women Security in UP
47:35 - Foreign interventions, Manipur violence & UCC
51:16 - Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Kashi Vishwanath Temple row
1:00:02 - Seema Haider & Vande Mataram Row

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