BHOPAL: Self-proclaimed godman, Swami Vairagyanand Giri alias

who did a ‘Yagna’ on May 1 burning 5 quintal ‘red chilies’ for Congress leader

’s victory in

elections and also announced that he will take ‘jal samadhi’ if Singh looses, has now moved an application before Bhopal collector seeking permission for the Samadhi.

After the results were announced on May 23, and Congress party's Digvijaya Singh was defeated by BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, lot of messages started circulating on social media searching for the Vairagyanand Baba. On May 25, BJP supporters also held a symbolic ‘Jal Samadhi’. In an alleged audio clip of Baba regarding ‘jal samadhi’ which went viral, while talking to someone over phone he said that ‘politicians make a lot of statements’.

Now, Baba has moved an application before the district collector and urged the administration to decide the place where he could take ‘jal samadhi’ and also give permission to him for doing so at Bhopal at 2.11 pm on June 16, which as per the application is ‘Anuradha Nakshatra, Chaturdashi’ (an auspicious time).

Baba, in his application given through advocate Syed Majid Ali, had said that he has decided to take ‘jal samadhi’ to fulfill his statement made before the elections.

Vairagyanand could not be contacted for comment over the issue. His lawyer, Syed Majid Ali said, “We have made a request and sought permission from the administration”.

District collector Tarun Pithode said, "We have received the application and police have been informed, no such permission can be given. We are also informing the applicants. Other appropriate action is also being taken."