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Akhilesh Yadav's 'under the table' dig at Dhirendra Shastri amid kathavachak row - Link Newspaper

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took potshots at self-styled godman Dhirendra Shastri, saying he takes money “under the table” when called over to read a katha at people’s homes. Akhilesh Yadav’s remarks came amid an ongoing uproar over the alleged humiliation  of two Bhagavat ‘kathavachaks’ (religious storyteller) of the Yadav community in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district. “There are many Kathavachaks who charge ₹50 lakh. Can anyo…

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has given a statement on the storyteller controversy in Etawah, UP. He said that "some storytellers charge up to ₹50,00,000" and many storytellers charge lakhs of rupees under the table. After this statement, the politics of the state has come to a boil.

Basti. Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav came under the target of BJP by raising the issue of beating of a storyteller. Samajwadi Party president opened a front against Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham and alleged that he charges 50 lakh rupees for a story. BJP is now calling Akhilesh Yadav anti-Sanatan […] The post BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh called Akhilesh Yadav a descendant of Krishna and a true Hindu, the atmosph…

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आज तक broke the news in on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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