Baba has left behind two big controversies and unanswered questions for devotees to ponder on:
1: Who will succeed Baba?
2. Did the Baba get proper treatment at the proper time as he was controlled by a few people around him?
The first big question looming large in the mind of the devotees is: Who will succeed Baba?
Even before the demise of Baba, a wrangle had reportedly broken out among the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. In fact, the Trust met on Thursday as the Baba was ailing to determine who can manage the Rs 40,000 crore spiritual empire.
It was then decided that Baba's nephew R J Ratnakar and spiritual leader's student and caretaker Sathyajit would together manage the ashram and other important affairs.
But according to sources, in the course of the discussion, it was made clear that this was only a temporary arrangement. The two will have no control over Trust's future activities.
Sources said Trust secretary K Chakravarthy struck a formula calling for a joint management system.
Sathyajit, an MBA who joined the ashram when he was a kid, has been taking care of the godman for over a decade-and-a-half now; Ratnakar is the son of Baba's younger brother Janakiramaiah, a former trustee who expired about six years ago.
But behind all the mourning and show of sorrow, there is a quiet backroom drama unfolding among the `investors in the godman's business'. In typical boardroom style battle for stakes, a silent battle has broken out in the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, the all-powerful inheritor of Sai Baba's legacy.
There are three people in the row: the powerful Trust secretary Chakravarthy, Sathyajit and Ratnakar. There is also deep unrest now that Baba is no more.
Ratnakar reportedly wanted cheque power which is presently with trust member secretary A. Chakravarthi, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who quit his job on Baba's advise to join his network.
Though not a member of the trust, Satyajit, Baba's personal caregiver, is allegedly trying to have a greater say in the financial matters as Baba had reportedly promised him last year a key post on the trust.
The biggest worry is the growing fears of the misuse of assets of the trust by the members themselves and the possibility of members of Sai Baba's family.
In 2005 came a change with the death of Sai Baba's older brother Janakiraman. He had strongly protected the interests of Sai Baba's immediate family. After the demise of Janakiraman, his son Rathnakar, was picked by Sai Baba himself. But he has never asserted himself and is a weak link in the chain of succession.
Now there is fear that the family members of Sai Baba -- mostly unemployed nephews and nieces -- would demand a greater say in the affairs of the trust.
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http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5137916&page=3
1: Who will succeed Baba?
2. Did the Baba get proper treatment at the proper time as he was controlled by a few people around him?
The first big question looming large in the mind of the devotees is: Who will succeed Baba?
Even before the demise of Baba, a wrangle had reportedly broken out among the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. In fact, the Trust met on Thursday as the Baba was ailing to determine who can manage the Rs 40,000 crore spiritual empire.
It was then decided that Baba's nephew R J Ratnakar and spiritual leader's student and caretaker Sathyajit would together manage the ashram and other important affairs.
But according to sources, in the course of the discussion, it was made clear that this was only a temporary arrangement. The two will have no control over Trust's future activities.
Sources said Trust secretary K Chakravarthy struck a formula calling for a joint management system.
Sathyajit, an MBA who joined the ashram when he was a kid, has been taking care of the godman for over a decade-and-a-half now; Ratnakar is the son of Baba's younger brother Janakiramaiah, a former trustee who expired about six years ago.
But behind all the mourning and show of sorrow, there is a quiet backroom drama unfolding among the `investors in the godman's business'. In typical boardroom style battle for stakes, a silent battle has broken out in the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, the all-powerful inheritor of Sai Baba's legacy.
There are three people in the row: the powerful Trust secretary Chakravarthy, Sathyajit and Ratnakar. There is also deep unrest now that Baba is no more.
Ratnakar reportedly wanted cheque power which is presently with trust member secretary A. Chakravarthi, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who quit his job on Baba's advise to join his network.
Though not a member of the trust, Satyajit, Baba's personal caregiver, is allegedly trying to have a greater say in the financial matters as Baba had reportedly promised him last year a key post on the trust.
The biggest worry is the growing fears of the misuse of assets of the trust by the members themselves and the possibility of members of Sai Baba's family.
In 2005 came a change with the death of Sai Baba's older brother Janakiraman. He had strongly protected the interests of Sai Baba's immediate family. After the demise of Janakiraman, his son Rathnakar, was picked by Sai Baba himself. But he has never asserted himself and is a weak link in the chain of succession.
Now there is fear that the family members of Sai Baba -- mostly unemployed nephews and nieces -- would demand a greater say in the affairs of the trust.
Read More
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5137916&page=3
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