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Jayapataka Swami Disciples Beat Up IRG Leader

BY RAVI KRISHNA DAS (IRG MALAYSIA)

 

Malaysia, Jul 26 (VNN) We reported earlier how the IRG Malaysian

chapter had formed admist threatening behaviour from HH Jayapataka Swami and

his disciples (please see previous VNN story -'First IRG Temple in Malaysia

formed following Seige'). We had noted at the time that Radha prana prabhu

refused to give in to the threats and the pressure and instead continued

preaching Srila Prabhupada's message. However it now seems that HH JPS's

disciples have now decided to go a step further in an attempt to prop up

their crumbling empire in Malaysia. The following is an eye-witness account

of what happened in my home just yesterday on Friday, July 23rd, in Taeping,

Malaysia, and the background that led to it.

 

On 16 July, H.G. Radha Pran Prabhu, Vice-president of the ISKCON Bukit

Mertajam temple conducted a successful preaching programme at a South Indian

temple in Taiping. The programme was well attended with more than 400 people

enthusiastically participating. During the programme, the local Taeping nama

hatta vice-president, Dr Krishnan together with Rajakrishna das and others,

stood and observed the programme but did not accept the kind invitation of

Radha Pran Prabhu to join in.

 

Soon after the programme, Dr Krishnan together with the other local

disciples and supporters of HH JPS, went to the South Indian temple

authorities and told them to not allow Radha Pran Prabhu to conduct

programmes within their premises in the future. To justify their request

they presented the following false allegations:

 

1) That Radha Prana Prabhu is an expelled member of ISKCON.

 

FACT: Radha Prana prabhu is still officially the Vice President of the

ISKCON Bukit Mertajam temple having neither resigned, nor having been

removed. Indeed no supporter of the IRG is currently expelled, with the GBC

having actually rescinded their desire to expel Adri Dharan and the other

IRG leaders.

 

2) That Radha Prana Prabhu swindled 85000 Malysian dollars to purchase a van

with which he is going on travelling sankirtan.

 

FACT: The money was actually donated by a well-wisher of Radha Pran prabhu,

infact the same well-wisher who donated the temple mentioned in our original

story about the 'First IRG temple in Malaysia'.

 

Therefore on July 23rd, Radha Pran Prabhu humbly confronted Dr Krishnan and

questioned his actions, asking him why he was spreading stories which were

not true. However Dr. Krishnan refused to hear anything and simply said that

the ISKCON temple in Kuala Lumpur was his sole authority, and that his

actions were simply the orders passed to him by the Kuala Lumpur temple. He

also warned Radha Pran not to preach in the Taiping area anymore.

 

Also recently the disciples of HH Jayapataka Swami in the Kuala Lumpur

temple had re-styled themselves the 'Tamil Tigers' and stated that they will

take all steps necessary to stop to spread of Radha Prana prabhu's preaching

in Malasia.

 

Radha Pran Prabhu then went to the house of another local devotee, H.G. Ravi

Krishna das to preach to him. He had brought along an enthusiastic bhakta,

Vasudevan, an 18-year-old boy who had been serving as a brahmachari under

his guidance for one year. Bhakta Vasudevan, a relative of Rajakrishna das,

had wholeheartedly taken that option with the blesssings of his parents and

was satisfied working with Radha Pran Prabhu.

 

Suddenly, Rajakrishna das together with his men, namely Bhakta Suresh,

Bhakta Siva, and others, numbering 6 in total, all of whom are congregation

members of the Taiping nama hatta group, barged into the house. They had

clearly come with the aim of a pre-meditated attack since they were all

wearing helmets to protect themselves, and special heavy boots. They all

launched into a ferocious attack on Radha Prana prabhu, kicking an pounding

him viciously. Radha Pran's men headed by Tusta Gauranga das, who tried to

protect him, were also given a beating by the attackers. Fortunately, none

of them were injured to the degree that Radha Pran was. While beating Radha

Pran, Rajakrishna chastised him and rationalised the beating saying that the

former had offended Jayapataka Swami by rejecting his position as guru and

becoming a ritvik. The attackers also threatened to smash up the van that

Radha Pran is using for preaching and travelling sankirtan. They were only

stopped from doing fatal damage due to Ravi Krishna Das, the owner of the

house, threatening to call the Police, which led the attackers to flee.

Still Radha Prana was beaten very badly, with extremely heavy swelling and

bruising of his arms and legs, with his left hand suspected of fracture.

They also forcibly took away Bhakta Vasudevan, who had been doing valuable

service, with the motive of handing him over to Kuala Lumpur temple for

"re-training".

 

The matter is now in hands of the Police, who have sent Radha Pran prabhu

for a medical examination.

 

Rest assured, Radha Prana prabhu remains undettered by the attack,with the

attack having only convinced him even more of the need to reinstate Srila

Prabhupada's Final Order. And JPS and his thugs must understand that no

amount of violence will prevent Srila Prabhupada's desires becoming

manifest.

 

Unfortunately with the Guru empire crumbling all around the world, we see

that in a last desperate attempt to hold on, certain Guru followers are

resorting to the mafia thuggery of the zonal acarya days. This incident

proves that the 'old' 'absolute maha-bhagavata' guru system is more than

ever still alive and well, despite the protestations of the ISKCON

management that they have 'cleaned up' their house. They should have learned

follwing the assasination of Sulochana that no matter of killings and

beating will extinguish the truth, for you can never kill the truth, only

the messengers of truth, who will be replaced by hundreds more. This

gangster behaviour merely confirms what many devotees are suspecting - that

the current ISKCON Guru system has no logic or reasoning behind it, and

therefore can only be sustained by violence. Otherwise why not 'fight' Radha

Prana prabhu via preaching and argumentation?

 

It brings to mind a old Chinese proverb -

 

"He who clenches fist, has already lost the argument."

 

This proverb has never been more true then of the current ISKCON Guru

system.These beatings of innocent vaisnavas will not be tolerated by either

Krishna, Srila Prabhupada or his devotees.

 

All glories to the fearless preaching of Radha Prana prabhu!

 

Very saddening avaishnavic behaviour is becoming visible amongst many

disciples of H.H. Jayapataka Swami here in Malaysia. Unable to logically

prove with evidence from Srila Prabhupada's books the validity of the

present bogus guru system in ISKCON, many have taken to physical violence

towards ritvik-oriented devotees as a last ditch effort to save the

fast-crumbling Jayapataka Guru Empire in the country. ISKCON is meant for

making first class Vaishnava gentlemen out of fallen humanity. Instead what

we see today is hoodlum behaviour which even karmis would find hard to

emulate. In this vein, we present below an accurate narration of an incident

that most recently occurred in which a dedicated devotee of Srila

Prabhupada, with one of the best preaching credibilities in the country was

assaulted with no prior warning or persuasion. Lightning attacks in typical

mafia style are becoming Kali's tool in disrupting philosophical maturity

and Prabhupada consciousness within ISKCON. We leave it to the readers to

determine the alarming levels of desperation on the part of the fast-wilting

bogus guru club within ISKCON. This alone is sufficient to prove that a

total overhaul of ISKCON's managerial system is immediately required.

 

Having presented the incident, it leaves us with little option but to say

that ISKCON in many parts of the world is degrading to the level of a

mundane mafia organisation. In fact, the only management present in places

like Malaysia is sheer thuggery. Srila Prabhupada's vision of creating

saints out of sinners has now gone in the reverse with power-hungry "gurus"

resorting to anything and everything to preserve their respective zonal

empires with their constituent fanatic neophytes, millions in cash, temples

and land. Unless something serious is done, many more sincere devotees like

Radha Pran Prabhu are going to get hurt in the future. If this is indeed how

ISKCON wants to treat Srila Prabhupada's dedicated men, then their

commitment to Srila Prabhupada is in serious doubt.

 

Vaishnava aparadha at the grossest level has become the hallmark of ISKCON's

"maha-bhagavata" gurus and their men.