A challenge re: Adri's faked votes

[Guest guest]

I am concerned and upset that this letter and others on this subject should

appear in the astrology conference. If I receive more, I will consider

withdrawing.

 

I do not like this approach to the subject - it appears to me to involve

much name-calling and I consider that it lacks moral and academic integrity.

I do not support the Ritvik position, but feel that this approach will only

widen any rifts and further confirm in "dissidents" minds that ISKCON lacks

integrity.

 

Astrology is a respectable science and I'd be grateful if the appropriate

ethos be maintained - and, of course, that the subject matter be consistent

with purposes of the conference.

 

Many thanks,

 

Your Servant,

 

Rasamandala Das

 

 

 

 

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> Text COM:2513513 (57 lines)

> Ajamila (das) ACBSP (Goloka Books - GB)

> 28-Jul-99 22:34

> India (Continental Committee) Open (Forum) [392]

> Cc: Prabhupada Disciples [3633]

> Scc: Bhadra Balaram (das) JPS (Mayapur - IN) [16982]

> Scc: ISKCON India (news & discussion) [2452]

> For: Granddisciples (of Srila Prabhupada)

> A challenge re: Adri's faked votes

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> Dear Adri,

> PAMHO AGTSP

>

> The votes as they stand now are 1,917 for ISKCON

>

> and 1,340 for the concocted ritvikism.

>

> The ISKCON votes against the offensive concocted ritvikism are

> nearly all verifiable with names of real devotees and their

> living locations. I have compiled a database with all this

> verifiable information, a glimpse of which is shown on CHAKRA.

> These ISKCON verifiable votes are all real.

>

> My hunch is that just as you faked a 'final order' you may also

> be faking votes. 1,340 votes from ritviks does not match up with

> the known meagre worldwide ritvik following. For example, from

> your ritvik headquarters in Alachua you could only muster up 10

> votes. Here in England you have a handful at the most. You have

> practically none in all of Africa, you have only one or two

> nutters in Australia, a few scattered here and there in USA, you

> have some in Calcutta, you have 50 or so ritviks brow beaten by

> Madhu Pandit in Bangalore, which means worldwide you have a few

> hundred ritviks at the very most. So where did the other 1,000

> votes come from?

>

> Given that a nutter Ritvik hacked my COM address and sent out

> bogus offensive e-mails in my name, a Ritvik hacking up

> unverified votes cannot be ruled out. In the aftermath this will

> increase your ill-reputation even further.

>

> My challange to you therefore is to verify your 1,340 votes by

> telling your voters to send one little simple e-mail to

>

> internet.news (AT) bbt (DOT) se

>

> with their name, location, and contact info so that they could

> be contacted for verification of a real vote.

>

> If you choose not to verify your votes then I for one will

> conclude and broadcast that your votes are fakes because I found

> out that if I wanted to I could go internet cafe crawling here

> in England and clock up a 1,000 votes from different computers

> at cost of just a few hundred pounds and a few days work. This

> possibility is there on both sides, that is the defect in this

> voting process by computer.

>

> But verifiable quotes with traceable names and location and

> contact info transcends all the computer defects.

>

> The deadline for voting is 7 August 12 midnight USA time.

>

> So match your votes with verification as ISKCON has done or face

> another charge of trying to 'fake it until you make it'.

>

> ys

>

> ada

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