I've been waiting to see whether any TM defenders and apologists would reply to this post, but since it appears that they're going to pretend it never happened, I will.
After all, I feel a hearty "I told you so" coming on. *Of course* Maharishi's relatives are plundering the assets of the TMO. *Of course* they're doing this illegally. And, given the corrupt nature of India and its courts, *of course* they're going to get away with it. The only question from my point of view is how long it is before the few remaining sheeple still loyal to the TM movement wake up and discover that it's bankrupt, and that no one knows where all the money went. I'm betting on less than five years. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > When non-invincibility is established in consciousness, > bickering and greed prevails > and radiates into the environment. > > Jai Guru Dev. > > Members breach Yogi trusts with land deal > MONDAY, 23 JANUARY 2012 00:20 PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | NEW DELHI > > Several trusts established by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi are mired in > controversy following allegation of illegal disposal of their land. > The members of these trusts have alleged that huge plots of lands in > Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh were "illegally sold off" by > some trust members without any authorisation from the trusts. These > trusts became "non-functional" after the death of the founder in > early 2008. > A complaint filed by some persons, claiming as the real trust members > and disciples of Maharishi in the Economic Offences Wing of Delhi > Police, allege a prime property in the Golf Links was "illegally" > sold by their rival group in the trust. > > Maharishi's disciples allege that similar kind of "illegal sales and > land encroachments" have happened in Rajnandgaon, Dongargarh and Durg > ashrams, with the connivance of some relatives of the late spiritual > guru. They claim that such incidents started within a year of > Maharishi's death in February 2008. > > The late guru, who first started a television channel in India for > yoga and spiritual classes, had established several trusts like > Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation (SRM Foundation), > Maharishi Siksha Sansthan, Maharishi Veda Vigyan Vidyapeeth, > Maharishi Gandharv Ved Vidyapeeth, Maharishi Mahila Dhyan Vidyapeeth. > Most of these trusts have massive moveable and immovable assets in > India and abroad. > > Soon after the death of Maharishi, bickering started between the > trust members and followers for the control of the billions of worth > of assets. In the petitions to different authorities, his disciples > alleged that "all such illegal transactions were routed through > hawala transaction with the connivance of certain persons from > Yogi's ashrams located abroad." > > "Some people purposefully started activities to paralyse the > functions of these trusts to take away the properties according to > their wish. Several illegal and bogus land deeds were created to mint > money. Some land deeds were just bogus and buyers and sellers were > created to fool the government. Our request to the government is to > take over all the orphaned assets of the trusts established by > Maharishi," the disciples have said in their petitions to > Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax and various State Governments. >
