Letter
from the Prime Minister of India
Sri Sathya Sai Baba, The Great Spiritual
Master and Teacher - writes the Prime Minister of India, Mr Atal
Bihari Vajpayee. Indian Prime Minister condemns allegations
against our Lord.
SRI SATHYA SAI BABA
A LIVING LEGEND
AN EMBODIMENT OF LOVE FOR ALL MANKIND
We are deeply pained and anguished
by the wild reckless and concocted allegations made by certain
vested interests and people against Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
We would normally expect that responsible media would ascertain
the true facts before printing such calumny – especially when the
person is revered globally as an embodiment of love and selfless
service to humanity. Since this professional ethic has not been
observed by a section of the media, we have elected to go public
with this sign statement.
We are among several million
people in the world who regard Sri Sathya Sai Baba as a great
spiritual master and teacher. We come from different nationalities
and religions and greatly admire the fact that Sathya Sai Baba
asks us to become a true follower of our chosen path. His is a
message of truth, right conduct, love, peace and non-violence. He
always emphasizes that these universal values belong to all faiths
and religious traditions.
Sri Sathya Sai Baba leads by
example. He devotes all his time and energy for the well being of
society. People from all walks of life from all parts of the world
visit him in Prasanthi Nilayam (Andhra Pradesh, India). He meets
then and showers his love and blessings on all those who seek him.
He has been the sole inspiration behind some of the most
monumental public service projects in recent times. He has set up
schools, colleges and universities where the finest quality
man-making education is imparted to all at no cost. His
educational programme of universal human values is being used by
thousands of educational institutions all over the world. He has
set up hospitals where complex surgical interventions are
performed everyday without any cost to the patients. He has set up
a mammoth clean drinking water network in drought–prone areas.
Indeed the list of activities and projects inspired by him
continuous to grow with new projects being undertaken in all parts
of the world.
We have had the privilege of
meeting Sri Sathya Sai Baba many times and seeing him engage
ceaselessly in community service projects.
We unequivocally condemn the
baseless and malicious allegations being hurled upon Sathya Sai
Baba in certain quarters. Great men have often faced slander in
their lives. Such pitiful efforts neither diminish their glory nor
slow down their resolve to achieve their mission.
May God give good sense to all who
create these scurrilous stories and wisdom to all others not to
pay any heed to them.
(signed)
A.B. VAJPAYEE
Prime Minister of India
(signed)
P. N.
Bhagawati
Former Chief Justice to the Supreme Court of India
(signed)
Ranganath
Mishra
Chair Person, National Human Rights Commissioner of India
Formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
(signed)
Illegible name
and title
(signed)
Illegible name
Member of
Parliament, India
Formerly Speaker of the Lok Sabha & Union Minister
