[2] [3] In 2012, after examining an alleged miracle at a local church in Mumbai,[4] he was charged under India's blasphemy law, causing him to voluntarily exile to Finland.

[7] He became a rationalist-atheist activist at the age of 15, after seeing a neighbourhood athlete's death when her family refused medical treatment because they believed in faith healing.

[12] Edamaruku conducted investigation and campaigns in Indian villages, targeting mystics, god men and practices he deems superstitious.

"[6] The documentary film Guru Busters shows Edamaruku and a team of rationalist campaigners on the road in Kerala demonstrations of how to perform supposedly supernatural stunts.

[6] The live show on India TV where the tantrik chanted mantras and performed a ceremony received a large boost in ratings.

[18][19] Moisture on the wall where the statue was mounted seemed to be coming from an overflowing drain, which was in turn fed by a pipe that issued from a nearby toilet.

Such defamatory statements lead to the Catholic Secular Forum filing First information reports under Section 295(A) of the Indian Penal Code in April 2012.

[34] Edamaruku has been critical of India's blasphemy laws, describing them as "relics of colonial legislation" which have been abused to "hound and silence" intellectuals and artists who question religious beliefs.

He considers it dangerous that any person may register a complaint of blasphemy against another, leading to an arrest and prolonged imprisonment until the suspect is acquitted by a court of law.