Overview

• The Madras High Court is investigating claims that Sadhguru's Isha Foundation encourages women to renounce worldly lives and live as hermits.
• A retired professor filed a petition alleging his two daughters were 'brainwashed' into staying at the Isha Yoga Centre permanently.
• The daughters, aged 42 and 39, appeared in court and stated they were staying at the center of their own free will.
• Sadhguru's supporters argue that the choice to live as a hermit is a personal one and not encouraged by the Isha Foundation.
• The court has directed the police to compile a list of all cases related to the Isha Foundation as part of the ongoing investigation.