Facts About Chandraswami - Swamiji In Scam 1992 Was Based On Him
Scam 1922, a SonyLIV crime drama web series directed by Hansal Mehta, is receiving a lot of attention and positive reviews. Everything in this film is perfect, from the actors to the script, as it exposes Harshad Mehta's largest financial crimes in India.
Harshad's coworkers, friends, political personalities, and members of the Harsha Mehta family, from his wife Jyoti Mehta to brother Ashwin Mehta, are all easily identifiable. However, there is one individual about whom you must be curious. Swamiji is his name.
Who was Swamiji in Scam 1992?
The individual who guided Harshad over the phone from Delhi is the one we're talking about. He was the one Harshad trusted until the end, yet he most likely betrayed Harshad.
So people on Twitter asked this question as to who Swamiji really is?
After doing some research and looking up material on the internet, it appears that Swamiji was known as Chandraswami by many individuals. He was a politician, a merchant, and an astrologer. Former Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao was a personal friend of the self-styled godman.
Early life of Chandraswami
Nemichand Jain Chandraswami, who was born into a Jain household, was known for his prophetic abilities. He was drawn to tantric studies when he was a child. Chandraswami left his home to train as a Tantra practitioner under master Tantra practitioner Upadhyay Amar Muni. In the Bihar woods, Chandraswami began to practise meditation.
His recognition as an astrologer
P. V. Narasimha Rao, the former Prime Minister of India, was the first prominent figure to associate with him. Narasimha Rao's spiritual advisor was said to be Chandraswami. Swamiji established an ashram in Delhi after assuming office as Prime Minister. Vishwa Dharmayatan Sanathan was his name for it. Indira Gandhi had given him the property on which to build his ashram.Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Sultan of Brunei, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, actress Elizabeth Taylor, Adnan Khashoggi, Dawood Ibrahim, and Tiny Rowland were among the foreign leaders that sought Chandraswami's spiritual guidance. Chandraswami has a wide range of political contacts.
Harshad claims that he was getting aid from Delhi in his interview with Sucheta Dalal in Scam 1992. Harshad can also be seen conversing with Swamiji in Delhi in the online series.
Swamiji did not help Harshad once his financial difficulties was exposed in 1992, as seen in the series. Harshad Mehta said in a press conference that then-Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao was also involved in the scheme. The latter, on the other hand, disputed all of the charges, claiming that he had never met Harshad Mehta.
Downfall of Chandraswami
In 1996, he was arrested for scamming a London businessman of $100,000. Later on, he was accused with breaking the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. Adnan Khashoggi's ashram was raided by an income tax officer, who discovered $11 million in draught payments. According to Volume 2 of the Jain Commission, Chandraswami was a financier in the conspiracy that led to the death of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He kept a quiet profile for about two decades after that. The Supreme Court fined him Rs. 9 crores in June 2011 for violating the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
