ABAP Invites Pooja Bedi To Kumbh Mela After She Compares Milind Soman's Nude Pic To Naga Sadhus

In an attempt to support Milind Soman over his nude photo after a case was registered against the actor-model, Pooja Bedi had compared the picture in question to Naga Sadhus.?

"Absolutely nothing obscene about @milindrunning aesthetic pic. The obscenity lies in the minds of a viewer imagining more! His crime is being good looking,famous & setting bench marks! If nudity is a crime all naga babas should be arrested. Smearing ash can’t make it acceptable!," she said.?

Bedi's tweet has saddened?Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP).?The apex body of the country's 13 recognised Hindu monastic orders has strongly condemned actor Pooja Bedi and has invited her to next Kumbha Mela.

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"Pooja Bedi does not have any knowledge of Naga tradition", said ABAP president Mahant Narendra Giri as he invited Pooja to the Maha Kumbh in Haridwar next year to know more about Naga ascetics.

After Milind Soman posted his nude photo on social media evoking strong reactions, Goa Police had registered a case against Milind for allegedly promoting obscenity.

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Giri said it was wrong to "compare the nudity and vulgarity of a model film artist to the tradition of Naga ascetics". He advised Pooja to educate "herself by knowing more about Naga sanyasis. She should spend some time in Kumbh and see the hard penance of Naga Sanyasis go through."

? He said Naga sanyasis are found both in Vaishnav and Digambhar Jain traditions and follow severe austerity and sacrifice in life as per the convention that has been alive for centuries.??