Hanuman was Jain: Bhopal priest Aacharya Nirbhay Sagar Maharaj
Aacharya Nirbhay Sagar Maharaj, who heads Jain temple in Samasgarh near Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, said that Lord Hanuman was a Jain. According to Jain scriptures, Hanuman was a part of 169 great persons identified in Jainism, he added. This comes after UP CM Yogi Adityanath called Hanuman a 'dalit', while National Commission for Scheduled Tribes chief called Hanuman a 'tribal'.