New Delhi: The micro-blogging site Twitter was recently flooded with tweets by Asaram followers demanding his release and justifying it by giving example of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and actor Sanjay Dutt who were released on bail.

But this isn't the first time in the year that Asaram attracted the glare of media. The controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu has remained in the headlines for almost the entire second half of the year.