Princes Town man: I was his right hand man, not lover

The alleged lover of deceased guru, Naziph Ali, has denied that a homosexual relationship existed between the guru and himself.

Instead, he described the relationship as one that existed between a leader and his “right hand” man. In a telephone interview yesterday, the 28-year old Princes Town resident also claimed that a power struggle had developed between himself and certain worshippers at the temple, which is why he was asked to leave the temple’s premises on Thursday evening. He declined to elaborate further saying he would air his side of the story after the guru had been laid to rest. “The guru deserves a decent, respectful funeral,” he said. However, the unemployed man said several inaccuracies had been published in the media, citing the statement by a pundit which stated that whenever the “power” entered the guru, he (the guru) would behave like a woman. He said that was simply not true, adding the power was “misunderstood” by many of the temple’s devotees, including the resident pundit.

“The Hindu religion has many things that are not completely understood by many devotees, including what happens when a diety descends upon a guru,” he said. He, however declined to be drawn into the discussion saying after the funeral, he would grant a full interview to the media. According to reports, Hindu spiritual leader, Naziph Ali, 40, also known as Kalicharan Dass, shot himself through the mouth at the Sai Sadhana Shanti Temple, Penal on Thursday night. Ali, a former teacher at the Penal Government Primary School, will be cremated at the Shore of Peace, Mosquito Creek today.