Overview

• Aniruddhacharya apologized after his remarks about 25-year-old women in live-in relationships went viral, insisting his comments applied to “some women, not all” and blaming edited footage for misrepresentation.
• Khushboo Patani clarified on Instagram that her viral video response targeted only Aniruddhacharya’s misogynistic comments and not Premanand Ji Maharaj, whose followers had circulated the misleading clips.
• Patani disabled comments on her post and warned she would pursue legal action against anyone spreading manipulated videos or defamatory narratives.
• The Mathura Bar Association and a group of lawyers have formally demanded a criminal investigation into Aniruddhacharya’s statements by Mathura police.
• The episode underscores tensions over gender bias in religious discourse and the challenge of combating misinformation in online activism.