Monday, February 17th, 2025

Fact Check: Patri Das Swamy was a Russian commando, but the claim of being in Putin’s security circle is misleading


New Delhi: ISKCON, an organization engaged in the worship of Lord Krishna, has branches all over the world. People from all over the world are associated with these branches, including everyone from Swami to devotees. A video of one such Swami has been shared on social media which is being liked by many people.

What is the claim?

In his/her video post, X user Anuj Bajpayee has described Swamy as the former bodyguard of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Jaikishan Ahuja has also made a similar claim in his/her Instagram reel.
Himanshu Goyal has also shared this video on his/her Facebook post.

What is the truth?

When we started investigating the video with the help of reverse image search, Swami was identified as Patri Das. Then if you want to collect information about Patri Das from the internet then iskcon About him/her on the website of ISKCON, it was mentioned that H.H. Patri Das is a visionary leader and regional secretary of ISKCON in Nepal. Since his/her arrival in 2003, he/she has led ISKCON to remarkable progress and development. Starting with just one temple, Nepal now has more than 50 spiritual centers and many affiliated institutions, including schools, hospitals and organizations that provide food to the needy. Patri Das’s leadership has transformed ISKCON in Nepal into a thriving spiritual community that has positively impacted the lives of countless individuals. Patri Das has been honored with one of the highest civilian awards named ‘Suprabal Janasewa Shri’ by the Government of Nepal for his/her contribution in uplifting the spiritual and cultural consciousness of the people of Nepal in the year 2079/2080 BS (2023 AD). Patri Das has been actively serving the people of Nepal in the field of spirituality, culture and philanthropy for two decades.

Then visit the website of St. Edmund School, Jaipur tedx speakers Information is available about. There it is mentioned about Patri Das, ‘Born in an affluent family of Ukraine, Dr. Oblonkov, now known as Patri Das, is a voluntarily retired commando officer of the Russian Army. he/she is a symbol of versatility and dexterity. A journalist, psychology professor, multilingual consultant, international motivational speaker, bhakti yogi, visionary, mystic, spiritual leader, social activist… the list just doesn’t stop here! In his/her own words, ‘My good fortune became evident when I first met the most revered A.C., the founder of ISKCON. Met a disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. From there, the journey of knowledge began and since then he/she has been dedicated to helping mankind in every possible way.

patri das master’s own blog page There is also a place where he/she has posted two photographs of his/her military life. On this page, there is also a picture of the highest civilian honor of Nepal received by him/her from the Government of Nepal. On this page, he/she tells about himself that he/she was posted in Kharkiv city of Ukraine when he/she came in contact with ISKCON and took retirement from the job of Russian military commando.

In our research we also found Patri Das’s TEDx video. In the video of January 17, 2018, Patri Das has expressed his/her views for full 20 minutes.

conclusion

Patri Das had commandos in the Russian Army, our investigation found all the evidence for this. While talking about himself in the video shared on social media, he/she himself says that he/she was a soldier, then an ISKCON devotee gave him/her Gita, after reading which his/her life changed. But no evidence has been found that he/she was posted in the security circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Our investigation found this claim to be misleading.

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