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This is what I referred to. Srila Prabhupada clearly said existing GBC's

will add new ones. That is why we follow that system.

 

Yours in service,

 

 

Jayapataka Swami

 

> > Srila Prabhupada never implemented the vote system. He feared that

> > limited terms of office followed by votes would lead to politics. (He

> > had been disturbed by the politics that surrounded the election of the

> > temple president at Bhaktivedanta Manor in 1974.)

>

> My dear Hari-sauri Prabhu,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> I did a search in Folio for the exact quotation but could not find it.

> (Quite often I have been unable to find quotations in Folio even after

> entering correct key words, although I have found the quotations later

> through other means.) For now all I have to offer is the well-known

> discussion from May of 1977:

>

> Satsvarupa: Srila Prabhupada, we were all asked by the rest of the GBC to

> come to ask some questions. Most... These are the members of the original

> GBC as you first made it up. So our first question is about the GBC

> members. We want to know how long should they remain in office?

> Prabhupada: They should remain for good.

> Tamala Krsna: They should remain for good.

> Prabhupada: Selected men are chosen, so they cannot be changed. Rather, if

> some competent man comes, he should be added. I shall recommend that

> Vasudeva become one of the GBC.

> Tamala Krsna: Vasudeva is Deoji Punja. He's the founder of our... He's

> building the temple in Fiji.

> Prabhupada: How many GBC's are there already?

> Tamala Krsna: Twenty-three.

> Prabhupada: So add him. GBC is not to be changed.

> Satsvarupa: But then, in the event that some present GBC member leaves,

> either leaves...

> Prabhupada: Another should be elected.

> Satsvarupa: By the votes of the present GBC.

>

> (Sorry I could not help more.)

>

> Thank you. Hare Krishna.

>

> Your servant,

> Giriraj Swami