Geaves was one of the earliest Western students of Maharaji ( Prem Rawat , known also as Guru Maharaj Ji ) . Geaves has written a number of papers related to Maharaji and his organizations , such as the Divine Light Mission , and Elan Vital . In July 2006 , as he prepared to give an inaugural lecture at the University of Chester to dignitaries and members of the Muslim community in the North West of England , he commented that the 7 July 2005 London bombings were " primarily an extreme form of demonstration " that had to be seen within a long history of protests by British Muslims . He also said that " terrorism is a political word which always seems to be used to demonise people " . Various spokespersons expressed strong disagreement with these statements
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Ron Geaves