After Disha Patani's sister Khushboo was accused of insulting Premanand Maharaj and Aniruddhacharya Maharaj, their father Jagdish Patani said Khushboo was "misrepresented". "We are Sanatanis, and we respect the sadhus and saints," he said, after gunfire near their Bareilly home. Khushboo had criticised Aniruddhacharya's remarks on character of women in live-in relationships.