Why don't the news outlets refer to him by the legal name? Add a 'popularly known as' if the concern is 'our audience would not know otherwise'
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RT @ndtv
Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu admitted to a hospital after complains of restlessness, discomfort in knees and other ailments.
Asaram Bapu is serving life imprisonment in Jodhpur Central Jail in a rape case.