Former actress Mamta Kulkarni has been in the news of lately for her spiritual journey. She was recently appointed as the Mahamandaleshwar of Kinnar Akhara only to be later removed from the position due to internal conflicts within the community. Amid this there were claims that Kulkarni paid Rs 10 crore to become the Mahamandaleshwar. Now, the former actress has opened up about the viral claims. 

Mamta Kulkarni opens up about poor financial condition

In an interview with Rajat Sharma on Aap Ki Adalat, Mamta Kulkarni denied the claims of paying Rs 10 crore. She stressed on her poor financial conditions while talking about the same. "Mere pass Rs 10 crore kya Rs 1 crore bhi nahi hai. Mere bank accounts seize kar diye hai government ne. Aapko malum nahi hai main kis tarah se reh rahi hun. Mere pass paise nahi hai, kisi se udhar leke Rs 2 lakh, voh bhi jo guru ko dakshina deni hoti hai. (Forget Rs 10 crore; I do not have even ₹1 crore with me. The government has seized my bank accounts. You don`t know how I am surviving. I have no money. I had to borrow Rs 2 lakh from somebody to offer as `dakshina` to my guru when I was made Mahamandaleshwar)."