Talk:Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja
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Sexual abuse
In 2020, he was investigated by the Judiciary Police of Portugal for alleged crimes of sexual coercion and rape following a criminal complaint filed by 8 former students and employees of the headquarters of the Portuguese Yoga Confederation. The investigation report which is public determined the criminal complicity of the current president of the Portuguese Yoga Confederation, Sandra Marília Xavier (Chandra Shakti Devi Jyotishmati) with whom he lives in a conjugal relationship. In 2021, the case was closed because the complaints were made after the legal deadline of 6 months after the facts. 2001:8A0:6381:8600:A19A:970B:B9E5:FF8 (talk) 23:33, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
he did not learn yoga in India
He learnt Yoga with Brazilian teacher Luiz Sérgio Álvarez DeRose in Portugal in the 1980’s, becoming his main disciple in this country. He was the president of the DeRose Method schools network in Portugal (UniYoga - União Nacional de Yoga) until 1996, year in which he was personally ousted by Luiz DeRose for alleged abuses of power and inappropriate behaviours with colleagues. 2001:8A0:6381:8600:A19A:970B:B9E5:FF8 (talk) 10:26, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
Real civil name and date of birth
His real civil name is Jorge Manuel Veiga e Castro and he is born on 1st of August 1952. 2001:8A0:6381:8600:1D7B:AE54:ED95:5BC8 (talk) 14:12, 9 March 2023 (UTC)