Madras high court was hearing a habeas corpus plea of a retired professor alleging ‘detention’ of his two daughters by Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre.

The Madras High Court questioned Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev for advising young women to adopt hermit lifestyles, especially when he married off his daughter. A retired professor accused Sadhguru of influencing his daughters to stay at the Isha Yoga Centre.

Retired professor has claimed that his two highly educated daughters were 'brainwashed' into staying at Isha Yoga Centre

When spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev got his own daughter married, why is he encouraging young women to tonsure their heads and renounce worldly lives to live like hermits, the Madras High Court has questioned.

The court's remarks came during a hearing of a habeas corpus plea filed by a retired professor who alleged his daughters were being "detained" at the centre.

The Madras High Court recently asked why Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev is “encouraging the daughters of others to tonsure their heads and live the life of a hermit”. The statement has left social media divided.