Maheish Girri is an Indian social activist and politician belonging to the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...

(BJP) and currently the National Secretary of the party. He was a

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from the

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constituency. Girri is an Art of Living faculty and a former International Director of the Art of Living Foundation. He is also the founder of the

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Navbharat Sewa Samiti. He quit the India Against Corruption movement over differences with

Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi: �ɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, former bureaucrat, and activist who is the 7th and current Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. Currently, he is the national co ...

, and subsequently joined BJP, winning the 2014 General Elections from East Delhi.

Early life

Maheish Girri was born and brought up in

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. According to him, he left his home at the age of 17, after being drawn to spirituality. In 1999, he became a ''Peethadeesh'' (head of a '' peeth'') in

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. Subsequently, he met

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, and became an Art of Living teacher.

Social activism

In 2009, he launched the ''Mantranaad'' movement aimed at creating a "Corruption free, Terrorism free India". In 2010, as an Art of Living leader, he launched the organization's ''Meri Delhi, Meri Yamuna'' ("My Delhi, My Yamuna") campaign to clean up the

Yamuna river The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ba ...

. In 2010, he led the "Clean Delhi" movement ahead of the

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. He has also helped organize over 108 medical camps and 151 free eye-and-ear check-up camps across slums of

Politics

In 2011, Girri joined India Against Corruption movement, but quit it after complaining about Arvind Kejriwal's "autocratic ways". Subsequently, he joined the

(BJP). He was a Member of Parliament for the

Bhartiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

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from the East Delhi constituency.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Girri, Maheish 1974 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Delhi People from Nashik People from East Delhi district