Bala Sai Baba, a self-proclaimed man of God, dies in Hyderabad. He was 58 years old

Bala Sai Baba, a self-proclaimed man of God from Andhra Pradesh, died in a private hospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday allegedly due to cardiac arrest. He was 58 years old.

Born on January 14, 1960 in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, Bala Sai Baba was referred to as "magical baba" by some of his followers because he was popular to spit Shivalingam from his mouth on Shivaratri's day every day. day. year. According to some information, he would also produce jewelry from scratch. Many rationalists, however, have described these acts as mere maneuvers.

Other controversies surround his alleged involvement in cases of land encroachment and check bounces.

Bala Sai Baba set up two ashrams, one in Kurnool and another in Hyderabad. While he had few badociates in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India, he would have many followers abroad.

His last rites would be celebrated Wednesday at Balasai International School in the suburbs of Kurnool.