An open letter to Mrs Rajashree Birla about false claims made by Madhusudan Rao Naidu wrt Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Last updated 23rd April 2020 

23rd April 2020 Update: I had an inner urge to name-snip the names of some person(s) in this post and so have done so.

To:
Mrs Rajashree Birla
Chairperson of the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development
[Via public email of Dr. Pragnya Ram, Group Executive President, Corporate Communications & CSR, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited.]

Dear Mrs Rajashree Birla,

Madam, the Social Service section of your wikipedia page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajashree_Birla#Social_service, gives a clear picture of the wonderful service to humanity work done through your leadership as chairperson of the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development. As an Indian citizen and resident of India, I thank you for this wonderful service to India, and some other nations.

I happened to see your speech at an event on 15th August 2018 in Mumbai on youtube: ONE NATION MUMBAI: 15 August 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ4ObfgR6ug. As part of this event there was a lamp lighting ceremony involving Mr. Madhusudan Rao Naidu and Mr. B.N. Narasimhamurthy among others.

Perhaps you, madam, are acquainted with the above mentioned two gentlemen. Perhaps you are already aware of some of the weird claims made by Madhusudan Rao Naidu which is fully endorsed and promoted by Mr. B.N. Narasimhamurthy.

What you perhaps may not know, madam, is that the claims made by Madhusudan Rao Naidu with respect to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba are false. Madhusudan claims to be a so called chosen communicator of a so called subtle body of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, which, for all practical purposes at least, is visible only to Madhusudan and communicates only with Madhusudan. These claims of his have been examined in depth and compared with teachings, instructions and discourses of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, by some of us Sathya Sai devotees including me. Such examination has led us to the conclusion that Madhusudan's claim is false, and that Madhusudan is diluting and distorting the legacy and memories of our beloved and revered Gurudev Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

Very unfortunately, two top cricket stars of Mumbai and India, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar and Mr. Sachin Tendulkar, both of whom have had many interactions with physical form Sathya Sai, seem to believe Madhusudan's claims. However, their expertise is in cricket and not in Sathya Sai teachings and instructions, and not in spirituality in general. Therefore, after the physical body passing away of Sathya Sai in April 2011, they have fallen prey to Madhusudan and Mr. B.N. Narasimhamurthy and have been led astray by them.

I earnestly request you, madam, not to fall prey to the false claims of Madhusudan Rao Naidu and Mr. B.N. Narasimhamurthy with respect to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. In particular, please do not accept Madhusudan's claim that he is speaking the words of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Madhusudan is speaking either his own words OR is communicating the words of some unholy spirit that is masquerading as Sathya Sai Baba.

Now I should mention that I have no objection to the social service activities done by Mr. C. Srinivas' hospitals. I have publicly written about my appreciation for their social service work done free of charge for the poor of the country. There is a problem of these activities being used to promote the false claim of Madhusudan Naidu. But I don't want to be too rigid on this matter and so am not complaining much about that aspect.

Perhaps your esteemed charitable organization provides financial and other assistance to Mr. C. Srinivas' hospitals. I am NOT raising any issue about that at all. In other words, I am NOT making any suggestion whatsoever that your esteemed charitable organization reduce any of its assistance to Mr. C. Srinivas' hospitals.

What I am saying is that the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development esteemed charitable organization should NOT believe Madhusudan Rao Naidu when he says that he is speaking the words of Sathya Sai Baba. Further, my suggestion is that Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development should not promote Madhusudan Rao Naidu's so called communicator of Sathya Sai Baba ***false claim*** in any manner.

In my considered view, my beloved and revered Gurudev Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, was far more than a charitable organization founder. He primarily was a spiritual teacher who taught that Manav Seva is Madhav Seva. He showed how service to society can be done in a spiritual environment so that not only service is rendered to those in need, but one evolves spiritually.

One of the key spiritual and human values taught by Sathya Sai was Sathya! In fact, it is part of his very name! Our beloved nation too has the motto Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone prevails). Madhusudan Rao Naidu and his primary promoter and endorser, Mr. B.N. Narasimhamurthy have moved away from Sathya and are indulging in Asathya when they claim that Madhusudan is speaking the words of Sathya Sai.

I felt it my duty as a concerned Indian resident and citizen to warn you about this matter wrt Madhusudan Rao Naidu and Mr. B.N. Narasimhamurthy.

If you, madam, have any queries of me, you may please feel free to mail me or even call me on the phone. I would be glad to provide you truthful information that will help you see through the false claims of Madhusudan Rao Naidu.

Thanks & Regards

Ravi S. Iyer
Social media writer on spirituality, religion and miscellaneous topics
Retired international software consultant
Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Service to Society is Service to God
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P.S. I sent the mail a few minutes ago, at 11.39 PM on 19-Aug-2018.
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Given below are a few comments from my Facebook post,  https://www.facebook.com/ravi.s.iyer.7/posts/2263911953825369, associated with this blog post:

Terry Reis Kennedy wrote: I have shared the letter, Ravi S. Iyer. It is a strong explanation and I hope that she heeds your warning....
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Terry Reis Kennedy also shared my Facebook post here: https://www.facebook.com/terry.reiskennedy/posts/10217549860837188, with the following share-comment:

WILL MRS. BIRLA REPLY TO THIS LETTER? AT LEAST SHE NOW KNOWS WHAT THE FRAUDS ARE UP TO PRETENDING TO BE DOING THEIR WORKS BY DIVINE DIRECTIVE FROM SATHYA SAI BABA WHO THEY CLAIM COMMUNICATES MESSAGES THROUGH MADHU SUDAN RAO. I APPRECIATE Ravi S. Iyer FOR WRITING THIS LETTER. BUT I DO NOT AGREE ON HIS STAND THAT THE CHARITABLE WORKS BEING DONE BY THE FRAUDS ARE WORTHY PROJECTS. I BELIEVE THAT BY MISREPRESENTING THEMSELVES AND USING THE NAME OF BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA SAI BABA TO COLLECT MONEY THEY ARE COMMITTING THE CRIME OF FRAUD. NEVERTHELESS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT LETTER AND THAT IS WHY I AM SHARING IT; AND I THANK Ravi S. Iyer FOR WRITING IT..
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Ravi S. Iyer responded on Terry's post:

Noted your view Terry Reis Kennedy. It is good to see that you shared my post and mentioned the part where you disagreed with my stand. That makes it possible for us to work together on areas where we agree.

It would be very good if somebody who shares your stand, and is an Indian citizen and resides in India, writes an open letter to Mrs. Rajashree Birla with that stand. I will be glad to share that open letter on my social media pages, where I will use a similar approach that you used in this post's introductory comments. I will express my approval of the stand in general but disagreement with a part of it.

Of course, those who live in Mumbai Metropolitan Region or have been associated with it in a big way in the past (like me) writing such an open letter would be very appropriate and very welcome.
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Vr Ganti wrote: Ravi S. Iyer GARU - Madam Rajashree may not real know anything about Mhalli but it is Bala who manages all.
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Ravi S. Iyer responded: Well, I wanted to try to alert the top person of the institution. I hope Dr. Pragnya Ram (to whom I mailed the letter) shares my letter with Mrs. Rajashree Birla.

What I have understood, Vr Ganti sir, is that in these matters, one should try to reach the top person. Yatha Raja Tatha Praja - As is the king so are the subjects.

Guru Drohi Narasimhamurthy knows this strategy very well as he converted the traitor vice-chancellor of Sai university, --Name1-snipped-- to Muddenahalli group false belief, and that resulted in effective control of Sai university falling into Narasimhamurthy's hands from around July 2011 to Nov. 2014 even though salaries of paid staff and other expenses of Sai university were met by Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust.

I don't know whether Guru Drohi Narasimhamurthy or his protege Madhusudan Rao Naidu have interacted with Mrs. Birla and misguided her on this matter. If so, it is Mrs. Birla that we must focus our attention on and rescue her from the misguidance done by these fellows.

Even otherwise, if Mrs Birla comes to understand the truth of Guru Drohi Narasimhamurthy and cheap imitator Madhusudan Rao Naidu, I think she will send a suitable message down to the staff of the charitable institution she heads.
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Saithra Leilani wrote (slightly edited): Ravi S. Iyer garu.. This is absolutely very well presented letter. You are very clear and precise in highlighting the core issues. --snip-- I pray the matter will be justified by Truth and Righteousness in mind by Madam Rajashree.🙏
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Barbara Joy Plattner-Mullen wrote: Thank you, dear Ravi S. Iyer, for this perfectly stated open letter. Om Sai Raaaaam 🙏💖
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