Overview
- Viral videos from Prayagraj show the Varanasi-based seer arriving for the Magh Mela in a Porsche with a Land Rover Defender in his convoy.
- In an ANI interview, he said those trying to suppress or divide Sanatana Dharma would be “crushed by the speed of these very cars.”
- He told News18 Hindi that the mode of transport should not matter and urged people to focus on reaching their goal rather than the vehicle.
- Identified as Santosh Tiwari (also Santosh Das), he leads the Satua Baba Peeth, became the 57th Acharya in 2012, and was conferred the title of Jagadguru at Mahakumbh 2025.
- News18 reported he was allotted the largest ashram area at the mela as crowds gathered around his camp, while social media users criticized his display of wealth as hypocritical.