Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
| Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan | |
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| Native name | गुरमीत राम रहीम सिंह |
| Born |
15 August 1967 Shri Gurusar Modia (Rajasthan, India |
| Residence | Sirsa, Haryana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Organization | Dera Sacha Sauda |
| Home town | Sri Gurusar Modia, Ganganagar district, Rajasthan |
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| Website | Official website |
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is an Indian spiritual leader, social reformer, actor, director and singer. He has been the head of the India-based socio-spiritual organization Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) since 23 September 1990. DSS oversees several social programmes, such as cleanliness campaigns, blood donation drives, tree planting, disaster relief, and support for transgender people, tribal communities, orphans, and rehabilitation of sex workers. Singh is one of 36 VVIPs who has Z+ Security cover by Government of India.The Indian Express placed Singh 96th in their list of the 100 most powerful Indians of 2015.
Ram Rahim was born to Naseeb Kaur and Maghar Singh on 15 August 1967, at Sri Gurusar Modia village in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan.
On 23 September 1990, Shah Satnam held a satsang where he publicly conferred sainthood and succession of the spiritual leadership upon Gurmeet Ram Rahim. He is married and has three daughters and a son.
Ram Rahim was educated in a school in his village of Sri Gurusar Modia.
Because of his following, he has been described as being politically influential in the Malwa region of Punjab. In 2014 Haryana polls, his organisation supported Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In February 2015, his organisation openly supported BJP in Delhi elections, saying that he has over 20 Lakh followers in Delhi. His organization supported BJP in the Bihar assembly election in 2015, and nearly 3000 Dera followers campaigned for BJP in the state.
Ram Rahim has organised drives for blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol screening that have been recognized by Guinness World Records. In association with the American Society of Echocardiography, he also organized the world record for "Most Cardiac Echo Tests". On 21 September 2011 in New Delhi, Ram Rahim initiated a series of sanitation drives and also pledged his support to the Central Government's campaign. As of 2016, about 30 Mega Cleanliness Campaigns have been conducted in several states of India. On 22 May 2012 Ram Rahim laid the foundation of the Shah Satnam ji Super Speciality Hospital at Sirsa. He established a specialised disaster relief and welfare agency called Shah Satnam Ji Green-S Welfare Force Wing in 2001. Especially in the aftermath of the Odisha cyclone and Gujarat earthquake.
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