Mirchi Baba Biography

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Father: Ayodhya Prasad Dubey

Hometown: Bhind, Madhya Pradesh

Marital Status: Unmarried

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Rakesh Dubey
Other name	Mahamandaleshwar Swami Vairagyanand Giri
Profession	Religious Preacher
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Birthplace	Village Birkhadi, District Bhind, Madhya Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bhind, Madhya Pradesh
Religion	Hinduism
Controversies	• Accused of Rape In 2022, a 28-year-old woman from Raisen filed a rape case against him, leading to his arrest in Gwalior. He was released from jail on 6 September 2023. ^[1]Hindi News18 • Kaali Film Poster Controversy In 2022, he announced Rs. 20 lakh to the person who beheads the makers of the film Kaali. He claimed that the film defamed Hinduism. ^[2]Hindi News18
Social Media	• Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Ayodhya Prasad Dubey (priest)
Siblings	Brothers- 3 • Mukesh • Ramniwas • Anil
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Thar
Bike Collection	Royal Enfield

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mirchi Baba

From 1995 to 1997, Rakesh Dubey worked as a labourer in different oil mills in his hometown in Madhya Pradesh.

As he disliked working as a labourer, Rakesh Dubey sold four bighas of his ancestral land in his village and bought a truck and began driving it. However, he suffered losses in it and sold the truck.

After a few years, he shifted from Madhya Pradesh to Gujarat and began living in Ahmedabad, where he worked in a private mill.

During this time, Rakesh Dubey met a saint and decided to pursue a religious life. He changed his name from Rakesh Dubey to Vairagyanand Giri.

As a saint, he began using chilli smoke to solve the problems of his devotees, who then started calling him Mirchi Baba.
An old picture of Mirchi Baba

Mirchi Baba then began performing Bhagwat lessons in the Bhind, Morena, and Gwalior districts of Madhya Pradesh, which increased his popularity.

After gaining popularity, he developed connections with many noted Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh, who later helped him get a bungalow in Minal Residency in Bhopal.
Mirchi Baba with Digvijaya Singh

In 2018, when Kamal Nath’s Congress government was formed in Madhya Pradesh, Mirchi Baba was appointed as the chairman of a corporation with the status of a minister of state.
Mirchi Baba with Kamal Nath

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Mirchi Baba performed a yagna with red chillies to ensure a win for Congress Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Digvijaya Singh.
Mirchi Baba while performing pooja with Kamal Nath for Digvijaya Singh

During the same time, Mirchi Baba promised to take Jal Samadhi if Digvijaya Singh lost, which he did, but Mirchi Baba continued his activities.

He is associated with Mahamandaleshwar Niranjani Akhada, which is situated in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

Mirchi Baba protested against the Madhya Pradesh government for not providing grass to cow shelters and slaughtering cows by announcing a seven-day hunger strike outside Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan’s house. Later, he ended the fast when Kamal Nath offered him cow urine and Ganga water.
Mirchi Baba while protesting for cow shelters and against cow slaughter

While in Bhopal jail, he was allegedly beaten by other prisoners over a dispute about changing the TV channel.

In 2023, Mirchi Baba left the Indian National Congress and received a ticket from the Samajwadi Party to contest the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Mirchi Baba posing with Samajwadi Party national president, Akhilesh Yadav

He once criticized Union Minister Smriti Irani, saying that when the LPG cylinder cost Rs. 400, she used to protest on the streets, but when it cost Rs. 1,000, she was silent.

Mirchi Baba also claimed that Smriti Irani worships in temples while her daughter has a license to sell beef in Goa.

Riding a horse, travelling to distant places, and singing religious songs are his favourite hobbies.
Mirchi Baba while riding a horse

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References/Sources:
↑1	Hindi News18
↑2	Hindi News18