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CNN presenter Reza Aslan sparks backlash after he eats HUMAN BRAIN while filming with Hindu cannibal sect
  • Reza Aslan's latest episode of his series, Believer, focused on the Aghori sect
  • They are a tiny and extreme Hindu sect who practice cannibalism in India
  • He drank an alcoholic drink from a human skull before he was given the brain
  • Tulsi Gabbard, the only Hindu in Congress, said she was 'very disturbed'
  • There are around 100 Aghori and their practices condemned by a billion Hindus


CNN presenter Reza Aslan has been heavily criticized after he ate part of a human brain while filming with a Hindu cannibal sect in India.

The episode, part of a series called Believer with Reza Aslan, was shown on Sunday and provoked horror and dismay from many viewers and an angry backlash by Hindus in America.

Tulsi Gabbard, the only Hindu in Congress, tweeted: 'I am very disturbed that CNN is using its power and influence to increase people’s misunderstanding and fear of Hinduism.'


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CNN's Reza Aslan (pictured, right) has been heavily criticized for eating human brain in an episode of his new series called Believer

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Aslan tastes what was presented to him as cooked human brain tissue. A member of the sect threatened to cut his head off at one point if he asked too many questions

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Aslan, an Iranian-born religious scholar, was with a group from the Aghori sect when he was invited the human tissue during a ritual

The Democrat, from Hawaii, added: 'Aslan apparently sought to find sensationalist and absurd ways to portray Hinduism.

'Aslan and CNN didn't just throw a harsh light on a sect of wandering ascetics to create shocking visuals - as if touring a zoo - but repeated false stereotypes about caste, karma and reincarnation that Hindus have been combating tirelessly.'

Aslan, an Iranian-born religious scholar, was with a group from the Aghori sect when he was invited to eat cooked brain tissue during a ritual.

Aslan, 44, met the Aghori in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, where they smeared the ashes from cremated human bodies on his face.




https://youtu.be/Lv8WHQwo4GY


The episode, part of a series called Believer with Reza Aslan, was shown on Sunday and provoked horror and dismay from many viewers and an angry backlash by Hindus in America.


He met the Aghori in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, where they smeared the ashes from cremated human bodies on his face


He then drank an alcoholic drink from a human skull, before eating what he was told was human brain.


Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a US Army major who serves in the Hawaii National Guard, said she was 'very disturbed' by CNN using its influence to tarnish the good name of Hindus

He then drank an alcoholic drink from a human skull, before eating what he was told was human brain.

At one point he fell out with the Aghori guru who shouted: 'I will cut your head off if you keep talking so much.'

The guru began eating his own faeces and then hurled it at Aslan.

Aslan quipped: 'I feel like this may have been a mistake.'

He later posted on Facebook: 'Want to know what a dead guy's brain tastes like? Charcoal'.

'It was burnt to a crisp!'

Indian-Americans have criticized CNN for highlights the beliefs of a tiny cult - which has less than 100 members - which has little to do with mainstream Hinduism.

The Aghori are devotees of the Hindu god Shiva and believe nothing can taint the human body. But their beliefs and practices are rejected by orthodox Hindus.

The Hindustan Times reported that the US India Political Action Committee said in a statement: 'With multiple reports of hate-fueled attacks against people of Indian origin from across the US, the show characterizes Hinduism as cannibalistic, which is a bizarre way of looking at the third largest religion in the world.'



Aslan (pictured, right) has been criticized for 'sensationalist' reporting. The Aghori (pictured, left) number less than 100 and their beliefs and practices are frowned upon by a billion Hindus




Industrialist Shalabh Kumar told the Press Trust of India: 'This is a disgusting attack on Hinduism'.

Kumar tweeted: 'CNN, Clinton News Network has no respect for Hindus. All Hindus worldwide should boycott CNN.'

He also claimed the Republican Hindu Coalition was 'planning to take major action'.

Then, in an extraordinary outburst, Kumar tweeted: 'I condemn CNN for airing Believer with fiction. Disgusting attack on Hindus for supporting @POTUS @stephenkbannon @newtgingrich.'

Kumar had previously claimed that 65 percent of Hindus in America had voted for Trump.


Aslan refused to apologize for the episode and on Twitter seemed to be positively reveling in the controversy

Sanjay Puri, chairman of the United States India Political Action Committee, said: 'We are very disappointed. This is an issue that is of deep concern to the Indian-American community evidenced by the large number of calls/emails we have received.

'In a charged environment, a show like this can create a perception about Indian-Americans which could make them more vulnerable to further attacks'.

But there is no sign of an apology from Aslan, who seems to be revelling in the controversy.



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One of the Aghori sect members appears to threaten Aslan during the episode

He retweeted an article by the American Council on Science and Health which was headlined: 'Why CNN's Reza Aslan Shouldn't Eat Human Brains' and then tweeted: 'You work all your life for a headline like this.'

But on his Facebook page Aslan, writing about the episode, said: 'As I repeatedly state on camera and in voice-over, (they) are not representative of Hinduism but are instead an extreme Hindu sect who reject the fundamental Hindu distinction between purity and pollution.'

Aslan, who is himself a Muslim, is the author of several books, including No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam.



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Hindus don't reject the Aghoris. They just leave them alone to do as they wish. There is no conflict between Aghoris and the rest of the society. Each live in the space earmarked for them respectively.

And you're kind of proud that 1 billion Hindus are fine with this sect? Simply disgusting.
 
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And you're kind of proud that 1 billion Hindus are fine with this sect? Simply disgusting.
Atleast they are not killing a living creature for food like so called many civilized societies are doing in this world.
As said in the OP there are only few hundreds on this sect compared to 1 billion Hindus. You can do the maths.
 
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Well the andes survivors come to mind . So do a couple of guys from pakistan who used to dig up graves for their daily supper.
And the chinese also love their stir fried human foetus.
 
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Well the andes survivors come to mind . So do a couple of guys from pakistan who used to dig up graves for their daily supper.
And the chinese also love their stir fried human foetus.


Not codified as a religious belief though. That's the difference. This is a sect that is well within the ambit of Hinduism. Anyway, you did that Indian thing again. You think that by raising a similarly retarded issue from somewhere else makes you less retarded. It doesnt. All it does is show that you have no independent moral compass. That is more worrying. You have no way of ascertaining how civilized your beliefs or practices are unless you have something to compare them with. Shows a huge lack of self-worth as a culture.
 
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Not codified as a religious belief though. That's the difference. This is a sect that is well within the ambit of Hinduism. Anyway, you did that Indian thing again. You think that by raising a similarly retarded issue from somewhere else makes you less retarded. It doesnt. All it does is show that you have no independent moral compass. That is more worrying. You have no way of ascertaining how civilized your beliefs or practices are unless you have something to compare them with. Shows a huge lack of self-worth as a culture.
Didnt read the above cause am sure your on the dole brain wouldnt come up with anything useful.
 
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ahahaha, LOL

I saw bits of this, it was great when the lunatic Aghori baba started drinking his own piss and hurling it at everyone :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

the headline should have read: Reza Aslan gets piss thrown at him by an Aghori baba :sarcastic:

Aslan is just another Linda Sarsour type muslim brotherhood hatchetman front, watch this epic rebuttal:

 
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