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'''Bhaiyyu Maharaj''' (29 April 1968 – 12 June 2018), born '''Uday Singh Deshmukh''', was a spiritual guru from [[Indore]] in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].

==Personal life==
Maharaj was born '''Uday Singh Deshmukh'''<ref name="Hindu_dead" /> on 29 April 1968 in [[Shujalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="IE_Model">{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bhaiyyu-maharaj-from-model-to-godman-to-mediator/835719/|title=Bhaiyyu Maharaj: From model to godman to mediator|date=23 August 2011|access-date=12 June 2018|newspaper=Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163224/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/bhaiyyu-maharaj-from-model-to-godman-to-mediator/835719/|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was born in a family of land owner agriculturists and worked in the past as a professional [[Model (person)|model]].<ref name="IE_Model" /><ref name="NDTV_Model">{{cite news |title=The Model-Turned-Guru Who Loved His Mercedes, Rolex: 10 Facts On Bhaiyyu Maharaj |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhaiyyuji-maharaj-10-facts-the-man-who-helped-anna-hazare-break-fast-1866311 |access-date=12 June 2018 |publisher=NDTV |date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612203222/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhaiyyuji-maharaj-10-facts-the-man-who-helped-anna-hazare-break-fast-1866311 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

His first wife Madhavi Deshmukh died in 2015 and they had a daughter Kuhoo Deshmukh .<ref name="ET_angle" /> In 2017, he married Ayushi Sharma.<ref name="ET_angle" /><ref name="Jagran_funeral">{{cite news |title=भय्यूजी महाराज की अंतिम यात्रा पहुंची मुक्तिधाम, अंतिम संस्कार की तैयारियां प्रारंभ |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-bhayyu-maharaj-funeral-18074272.html |access-date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Dainik Jagran |date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613160458/https://www.jagran.com/news/national-bhayyu-maharaj-funeral-18074272.html |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="NDTV_Model"/>

<ref name="IT_MoS">{{cite news |title=When Bhaiyyuji Maharaj rejected MoS status saying it 'holds no importance for a saint' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/when-bhaiyyuji-maharaj-rejected-minister-of-state-status-offered-by-madhya-pradesh-govt-1258208-2018-06-12 |access-date=12 June 2018 |publisher=IndiaToday.in |date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613023727/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/when-bhaiyyuji-maharaj-rejected-minister-of-state-status-offered-by-madhya-pradesh-govt-1258208-2018-06-12 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Public life==
Although Bhaiyyu was based in Indore, he was a popular leader in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] because of his spiritual and social works.<ref name="Hindu_dead" /><ref name="IE_Model" /> A follower of Hindu deity [[Dattatreya]], he was also called "Yuva Rashtra Sant".<ref name="IE_Model" />

His followers consisted of Maharashtra CM [[Devendra Fadnavis]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]] et al.<ref name="Hindu_dead" /> He was also reported to be a ''consultant'' to union ministers [[Sushil Kumar Shinde]] and [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]].<ref name="IT_MoS" />

During the Anti Corruption movement led by [[Anna Hazare]] for a [[Lokpal]] or corruption watchdog, he played the role of a mediator for the Congress government in preparing a draft of Lokpal bill, which was acceptable to both the parties.<ref name="Hindu_dead" /><ref name=":0" />

In April 2018, he was offered Minister of State (MoS) post by [[BJP]] led Madhya Pradesh Government along with four more spiritual leaders, after being inducted as members of a committee set up for the conservation of the Narmada river.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindustantimes.com/bhopal/bhayyu-maharaj-4-other-religious-leaders-get-mos-status-ahead-of-mp-elections/story-k9Qo6Fh16NFXlAStNr7HmM_amp.html|title=Bhayyu Maharaj, 4 other religious leaders get MoS status ahead of MP elections bhopal Hindustan Times|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413082459/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/bhayyu-maharaj-4-other-religious-leaders-get-mos-status-ahead-of-mp-elections/story-k9Qo6Fh16NFXlAStNr7HmM_amp.html|archive-date=2018-04-13|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Bhaiyyu declined the offer<ref name="ET_angle"/><ref name="IT_MoS"/> and mentioned in an interview to have no inclination towards any particular party or community''.''<ref name="IT_MoS"/>

In 2018, Maharaj called for ''Narmada Ghotala Rath Yatra'',(Narmada river scam procession), a public agitation with a purpose of exposing the BJP led Madhya Pradesh government's alleged corruption in the [[Narmada]] sand [[Mining scams in India#Sand mining in Madhya Pradesh|mining scam]]s. The agitation was later called off.<ref name="Rediff_pressure">{{cite news |title=Bhaiyyu Maharaj told me he was under pressure |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/bhaiyyu-maharaj-told-me-he-was-under-pressure/20180613.htm |access-date=15 June 2018 |publisher=Rediff News |date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615040813/http://www.rediff.com/news/report/bhaiyyu-maharaj-told-me-he-was-under-pressure/20180613.htm |archive-date=15 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Death==
On 12 June 2018, Maharaj shot himself in the head at his residence in Indore.<ref name="Hindu_dead"/> He was taken to the Bombay Hospital in Indore where he died due to his injuries.<ref name="Hindu_dead">{{cite news |title={{sic|Spri|tual|nolink=y}} leader Bhaiyyu Maharaj commits suicide |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/spritual-leader-bhaiyyu-maharaj-commits-suicide/article24143935.ece?homepage=true |access-date=12 June 2018 |agency=PTI |newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727132311/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/spritual-leader-bhaiyyu-maharaj-commits-suicide/article24143935.ece?homepage=true |archive-date=27 July 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/self-styled-spiritual-leader-bhaiyyu-maharaj-dies-of-gunshot-wounds/articleshow/64556206.cms|title=Self-styled spiritual leader Bhayyu Maharaj kills himself - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727132311/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/self-styled-spiritual-leader-bhaiyyu-maharaj-dies-of-gunshot-wounds/articleshow/64556206.cms|archive-date=2018-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibc24.in/newsreader/newsdetail/index/38267/Watch-Video|title=संत भय्यूजी महाराज ने खुद को गोली मारकर की खुदकुशी - IBC24|work=IBC24|access-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727132311/http://www.ibc24.in/newsreader/newsdetail/index/38267/Watch-Video|archive-date=2018-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref> His elder daughter Kuhu, performed the [[Antyesti]] (last rites).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/india/bhaiyyu-maharajs-funeral-daughter-kuhu-performs-the-last-rites-1777391.html|title=Bhaiyyu Maharaj's Funeral: Daughter Performs Last Rites|website=News18|access-date=2018-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614094854/https://www.news18.com/photogallery/india/bhaiyyu-maharajs-funeral-daughter-kuhu-performs-the-last-rites-1777391.html|archive-date=2018-06-14|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Additional Director General of Police]] (ADG) had said that a case of probable ''domestic discord'' has come up but that they will investigate all angles of his death.<ref name="ET_angle">{{cite news |title=Bhaiyyu Maharaj suicide: Won't conclude anything in haste, says police |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bhaiyyu-maharaj-suicide-wont-conclude-anything-in-haste-says-police/articleshow/64570884.cms |access-date=13 June 2018 |agency=PTI |newspaper=Economic Times |date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613172645/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bhaiyyu-maharaj-suicide-wont-conclude-anything-in-haste-says-police/articleshow/64570884.cms |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="NDTV_SuicideNote">{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhaiyyuji-maharaj-in-suicide-note-said-stressed-out-fed-up-cops-1866602|title=Bhaiyyu Maharaj, In Suicide Note, Said "Stressed Out, Fed Up": Cops|date=13 June 2018|access-date=13 June 2018|publisher=NDTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613134239/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhaiyyuji-maharaj-in-suicide-note-said-stressed-out-fed-up-cops-1866602|archive-date=13 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party has demanded a [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] probe into his death.<ref name="ET_angle"/>

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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian Hindu spiritual teachers]]
[[Category:20th-century Hindu religious leaders]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:21st-century Hindu religious leaders]]
[[Category:Suicides by firearm in India]]
[[Category:People from Indore]]
[[Category:People from Shajapur district]]
[[Category:2018 suicides]]

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