My comments on Indian embassy in Argentina putting up pics of Madhusudan Rao Naidu on its twitter a/c
Given below are my recent comments (slightly edited) on Facebook post, https://www.facebook.com/shubha.kumar/posts/10159114674795538, which is about the Indian embassy in Argentina putting up pics of a function of Muddenahalli group in Escobar (presumably a place in Argentina) including pics of Madhusudan Rao Naidu, the FALSE CLAIM communicator, in the function.
Sairam sister --name-snipped--! As the Indian embassy in Argentina has got involved, my considered view is that both the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust as well as the International Sathya Sai orgn. must put out their public views on the matter ON SOCIAL MEDIA, including any protest letter they write to the Indian embassy in Argentina. Once they do so, then I for sure will support them (presuming that they protest about it PUBLICLY) on social media.
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--name-snipped--, Well, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust has a Facebook account, I believe. SSSCT has also issued PUBLIC statements referring to Muddenahalli in the past (in end 2014 or 2015 by which time immense damage had been done by Muddenahalli group to Sathya Sai fraternity worldwide).
Who else but SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. will be recognized by Indian government agencies, including its foreign embassies, in such delicate matters related to impersonation of Sathya Sai by Madhusudan Rao Naidu? My considered view is that both the SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. should inform the Indian embassy in Argentina that it has been misguided by an imposter who FALSELY CLAIMS to be a medium of Sathya Sai.
When individual devotees contact Indian govt. agencies the impact is much lesser, though there have been cases when there was change in stand of Indian embassy (like in the case of Indian embassy in Croatia). Govt. officials worldwide would tend to play safe. Ignoring individual complaints is easy. Ignoring complaints by authorised representatives like SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. will be much more difficult for govt. representatives to do.
About the dirty linen part: Well, there are court cases going on in India on the matter. The USA Sathya Sai orgn. sent a legal notice to Muddenahalli group some months ago which was shared on the Internet. So I think both SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. have crossed that bridge. Now the dispute is public knowledge. Now what matters is using legal avenues to prevent Muddenahalli group from doing further damage to Sathya Sai fraternity worldwide by additional distortion and corruption of the legacy and memories of our beloved and revered Gurudev, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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I have heard Swami in public discourses live, sitting in Sai Kulwant Hall, being critical of imitators of him. That message of Swami via public discourse made it very clear to me that Swami disapproved of such imitators.
Swami did not hold back strong words to criticize people who were doing wrong. He was not a goodie-goodie only spiritual master who never was critical of wrongdoers. We would be scared (I was a free service teacher then in the Sai university in Prasanthi Nilayam), I repeat scared, of doing wrong because of the wrath that we may face from Swami. I think like teachers in the regular world, spiritual teachers have to not only praise and promote good, but also point out and be critical of bad.
Today, in the absence of Sathya Sai physical form, devotees look up to the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT) for guidance in such matters. So I for one, expect SSSCT to continue Bhagavan's practice of promoting and praising good work but being unambiguously critical of bad that is happening within the Sathya Sai fraternity.
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Sairam sister --name-snipped--! As the Indian embassy in Argentina has got involved, my considered view is that both the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust as well as the International Sathya Sai orgn. must put out their public views on the matter ON SOCIAL MEDIA, including any protest letter they write to the Indian embassy in Argentina. Once they do so, then I for sure will support them (presuming that they protest about it PUBLICLY) on social media.
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--name-snipped--, Well, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust has a Facebook account, I believe. SSSCT has also issued PUBLIC statements referring to Muddenahalli in the past (in end 2014 or 2015 by which time immense damage had been done by Muddenahalli group to Sathya Sai fraternity worldwide).
Who else but SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. will be recognized by Indian government agencies, including its foreign embassies, in such delicate matters related to impersonation of Sathya Sai by Madhusudan Rao Naidu? My considered view is that both the SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. should inform the Indian embassy in Argentina that it has been misguided by an imposter who FALSELY CLAIMS to be a medium of Sathya Sai.
When individual devotees contact Indian govt. agencies the impact is much lesser, though there have been cases when there was change in stand of Indian embassy (like in the case of Indian embassy in Croatia). Govt. officials worldwide would tend to play safe. Ignoring individual complaints is easy. Ignoring complaints by authorised representatives like SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. will be much more difficult for govt. representatives to do.
About the dirty linen part: Well, there are court cases going on in India on the matter. The USA Sathya Sai orgn. sent a legal notice to Muddenahalli group some months ago which was shared on the Internet. So I think both SSSCT and International Sathya Sai orgn. have crossed that bridge. Now the dispute is public knowledge. Now what matters is using legal avenues to prevent Muddenahalli group from doing further damage to Sathya Sai fraternity worldwide by additional distortion and corruption of the legacy and memories of our beloved and revered Gurudev, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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I have heard Swami in public discourses live, sitting in Sai Kulwant Hall, being critical of imitators of him. That message of Swami via public discourse made it very clear to me that Swami disapproved of such imitators.
Swami did not hold back strong words to criticize people who were doing wrong. He was not a goodie-goodie only spiritual master who never was critical of wrongdoers. We would be scared (I was a free service teacher then in the Sai university in Prasanthi Nilayam), I repeat scared, of doing wrong because of the wrath that we may face from Swami. I think like teachers in the regular world, spiritual teachers have to not only praise and promote good, but also point out and be critical of bad.
Today, in the absence of Sathya Sai physical form, devotees look up to the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSSCT) for guidance in such matters. So I for one, expect SSSCT to continue Bhagavan's practice of promoting and praising good work but being unambiguously critical of bad that is happening within the Sathya Sai fraternity.
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