<p>In a sudden, yet significant development, Lenin Karuppan, the whistleblower who exposed Bidadi-based Nithyananda in a compromising position with a Tamil actress in March 2010, surrendered before the state CID’s Crime Branch in Chennai on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said that Lenin appeared at the CB-CID headquarters in Guindy and presented himself to the police authorities. He was accompanied by his advocate. <br /><br />Lenin chose to surrender to avoid the embarrassment of an arrest warrant which was to be issued against him. <br /><br />The “whistle-blower” also faces charges of leaking the sleazy video tape featuring Nithyananda and his woman disciple at their ashram in Bidadi near Bangalore.<br /><br />Ranjitha later denied any such involvement with him and claimed it was a morphed picture to defame her and the “spiritual guru”. The “Lenin tapes” created a sensation when it was shown on a particular Tamil TV news channel in March 2010. Subsequently, the Karnataka CID arrested Nithyananda in Solan, Himachal Pradesh.<br /><br />Lenin was wanted by the CB-CID in connection with a complaint filed by Nithyananda that he had threatened him and asked for money over the video tapes last year. <br /><br />Lenin, however, has denied the allegations, claiming that Nithyananda wanted to get even with him by filing “false cases”.</p>
<p>In a sudden, yet significant development, Lenin Karuppan, the whistleblower who exposed Bidadi-based Nithyananda in a compromising position with a Tamil actress in March 2010, surrendered before the state CID’s Crime Branch in Chennai on Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said that Lenin appeared at the CB-CID headquarters in Guindy and presented himself to the police authorities. He was accompanied by his advocate. <br /><br />Lenin chose to surrender to avoid the embarrassment of an arrest warrant which was to be issued against him. <br /><br />The “whistle-blower” also faces charges of leaking the sleazy video tape featuring Nithyananda and his woman disciple at their ashram in Bidadi near Bangalore.<br /><br />Ranjitha later denied any such involvement with him and claimed it was a morphed picture to defame her and the “spiritual guru”. The “Lenin tapes” created a sensation when it was shown on a particular Tamil TV news channel in March 2010. Subsequently, the Karnataka CID arrested Nithyananda in Solan, Himachal Pradesh.<br /><br />Lenin was wanted by the CB-CID in connection with a complaint filed by Nithyananda that he had threatened him and asked for money over the video tapes last year. <br /><br />Lenin, however, has denied the allegations, claiming that Nithyananda wanted to get even with him by filing “false cases”.</p>
