Guest guest Posted August 28, 2001 Report Share Posted August 28, 2001 Stay away from Sai Baba, UK tourists may be warned http://news.sify.com/cgi-bin/sifynews/news/content/news_fullstory.jsp?article_oi\ d=6020603 & page_no=1 London, Aug 28 " When in India, say no to drugs and Sai Baba " : The British government may soon issue a warning to this effect to tourists headed for India. The British Foreign Office has launched a major probe into the godman's activities after three British men died mysteriously after becoming his followers, the Times, London, reported. One of them had complained of being repeatedly sexually molested by Sai Baba at his ashram in Puttaparthi. Michael Pender, an HIV-positive student, was found dead at a London hostel after taking alcohol and painkillers. He had already tried to commit suicide at Puttuparthi. Andrew Richardson, a South Africa-born British national, made a pilgrimage to Sai Baba’s ashram, booking in for a week, but mysteriously leaving after only two days. On September 19, 1996, Richardson travelled to Bangalore and went to the State Bank of Mysore. He flung banknotes and travellers’ cheques in the air, ran into the bank and up the stairs to the eighth floor, where he smashed a window and leapt 84ft to the ground, killing himself. He was 33. Two letters were found on his body. One to Sai Baba outlined his quest for spiritual enlightenment. The second was a suicide note saying he was in a deep depression: “I came to India in search of peace but could not find it.” Aran Edwards hanged himself at home in Cardiff after joining a Sai Baba support group and being encouraged to write to the guru to solve his psychological problems. He wrote innumerable letters to Sai Baba, but was distraught when told that the godman may not have even read his mail. David Bailey, a concert pianist from Conwy, North Wales, who had become one of the guru’s closest British aides, met Aran with the group. He told the Times: “He was quite an ill person, mentally unstable and needed orthodox help. " Sai Baba's reputation plumetted outside India after the United Nations cancelled a conference at Puttuparti and issued a statement condemning his alleged sex abuse of youths and boys. Tom Sackville, a former Home Office Minister, last night urged the British government to take decisive action to warn teachers and pilgrims of the dangers of becoming involved with Sai Baba. Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Messenger http://phonecard./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2001 Report Share Posted August 28, 2001 what is the relevance of this article to VMS ? there is enough crap filling our mailboxes. please refrain from posts like this. --- Raj Kumar <kumar_cbsi wrote: > Stay away from Sai Baba, UK tourists may be warned > > http://news.sify.com/cgi-bin/sifynews/news/content/news_fullstory.jsp?article_oi\ d=6020603 & page_no=1 > > London, Aug 28 > > > " When in India, say no to drugs and Sai Baba " : The > British government may soon issue a warning to this > effect to tourists headed for India. > The British Foreign Office has launched a major > probe > into the godman's activities after three British men > died mysteriously after becoming his followers, the > Times, London, reported. > One of them had complained of being repeatedly > sexually molested by Sai Baba at his ashram in > Puttaparthi. > Michael Pender, an HIV-positive student, was found > dead at a London hostel after taking alcohol and > painkillers. He had already tried to commit suicide > at > Puttuparthi. > Andrew Richardson, a South Africa-born British > national, made a pilgrimage to Sai Baba’s ashram, > booking in for a week, but mysteriously leaving > after > only two days. > On September 19, 1996, Richardson travelled to > Bangalore and went to the State Bank of Mysore. He > flung banknotes and travellers’ cheques in the air, > ran into the bank and up the stairs to the eighth > floor, where he smashed a window and leapt 84ft to > the > ground, killing himself. He was 33. > Two letters were found on his body. One to Sai Baba > outlined his quest for spiritual enlightenment. The > second was a suicide note saying he was in a deep > depression: “I came to India in search of peace but > could not find it.” > Aran Edwards hanged himself at home in Cardiff after > joining a Sai Baba support group and being > encouraged > to write to the guru to solve his psychological > problems. > He wrote innumerable letters to Sai Baba, but was > distraught when told that the godman may not have > even > read his mail. > David Bailey, a concert pianist from Conwy, North > Wales, who had become one of the guru’s closest > British aides, met Aran with the group. He told the > Times: “He was quite an ill person, mentally > unstable > and needed orthodox help. " > Sai Baba's reputation plumetted outside India after > the United Nations cancelled a conference at > Puttuparti and issued a statement condemning his > alleged sex abuse of youths and boys. > Tom Sackville, a former Home Office Minister, last > night urged the British government to take decisive > action to warn teachers and pilgrims of the dangers > of > becoming involved with Sai Baba. > > > > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute > with Messenger > http://phonecard./ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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