New Delhi: Abhinav Arora, also known as Bal Sant Baba, is a 10-year-old who gained limelight for his spiritual enlightenment at such a young age. Arora is a devotee of Lord Krishna and often shares videos of himself at public spiritual gatherings. However, he is also known to be an influencer and a YouTuber. The spiritual sensation has a following of nearly 1 million on Instagram.
Arora has claimed that he was drawn to spirituality at the age of three. Aligning with his words, his parents also claimed that their son was always interested in spirituality and eventually made a transition into making it his primary focus. Arora identifies himself as India’s youngest spiritual speaker on social media and considers himself to be Sri Krishna’s sibling. As his videos gained popularity on social media, Arora became the talk of the town. Since then, he has been spotted giving interviews to major media outlets and meeting with various religious leaders. He was also seen at the inaugural functions of stores and doing brand deals on social media.
Who is Abhinav Arora? Why is he going viral?
With fame, controversies also began hovering over the young spiritual leader. YouTuber Ankit of Only Desi explored Arora’s past and dug up some shocking details that questioned the young boy’s story. In the video, Ankit analyzed Arora’s interviews and spotted him giving similar answers everywhere as if he was coached. The YouTuber suspected the young boy’s father Tarun Raj Arora of coaching him to create a brand.
Swami Rambhadracharya is blind but he can see that golu Abhinav Arora is fooling us – instead of doing his homework. When will you see this?
When will Hindus understand that their religious sentiments are being abused by others for fame & profit? pic.twitter.com/ERGbw325uv— The DeshBhakt 🇮🇳 (@TheDeshBhakt) October 24, 2024
Recently, Arora went viral after Swami Rambhadracharya reprimanded him and asked him to get off the stage at an event. Swami Rambhadracharya also referred to him as a “foolish” boy in another interview.