Revenge of the Godfathers BY: SUN STAFF
Feb 27, 2012 — CANADA (SUN) — The following testimonial was recently published on Facebook by HG Yadunandana Pada dasa, writing in response to an article about the plight of ISKCON's gurukulis, and Srila Prabhupada's movement:
"I will take this a step further and you can quote me and I am willing to testify in court if this ever goes to trial again in any manner.
I sat as the secretary (taking notes) for the North American GBC (2003) then involved in the Turley case. When they saw that there was no way to win the case and that ISKCON was going to have to pay all the claimants millions of dollars, an evil (possibly a crime) was pursued.
Their tactic within that one meeting became a malignant "punishment" to the then original 150 claimants. Headed by Gopal Bhatta Das and the other members of the group called the SSPT. The topic came up of "what to do with these claimants who are attacking Prabhupada by taking this case to court."
It was no longer than a few minutes before the entire room came to agreement that "the best way to get them back is to make sure that they each don't get any large amount of settlement by inviting as many possible claimants worldwide to join in the distribution of the funds." This was an idea spearheded by Gopal Bhatta dasa, Badrinarayana dasa, and Ramabhadra Dasa.
It was put to a vote and decided by the members of the SSPT/North American GBC. A campaign immediately was launched world wide asking for any one who had any kind of claim to come forward, and be supported by the ISKCON authorities. They set a stage for any one within ISKCON or affiliated in any manner to be able to sue ISKCON with the support of ISKCON. It was more than encouragement it became a campaign. This they said, "will teach those original claimants a lesson and it will make us look like we are trying to be forthcoming and deliver justice."
The following are the members who conspired in these meetings on this issue: Gopal Bhatta das, Romapada Swami, Badrinarayana dasa, Jayaadvaita Swami, Ramabhadra Dasa President of Brooklyn temple, BirKrsna Swami, Rabindra Svaraup Dasa, Malati Dasi, and three others whom I will not mention because they were against this unethical, possibly illegal approach.
Feb 27, 2012 — CANADA (SUN) — The following testimonial was recently published on Facebook by HG Yadunandana Pada dasa, writing in response to an article about the plight of ISKCON's gurukulis, and Srila Prabhupada's movement:
"I will take this a step further and you can quote me and I am willing to testify in court if this ever goes to trial again in any manner.
I sat as the secretary (taking notes) for the North American GBC (2003) then involved in the Turley case. When they saw that there was no way to win the case and that ISKCON was going to have to pay all the claimants millions of dollars, an evil (possibly a crime) was pursued.
Their tactic within that one meeting became a malignant "punishment" to the then original 150 claimants. Headed by Gopal Bhatta Das and the other members of the group called the SSPT. The topic came up of "what to do with these claimants who are attacking Prabhupada by taking this case to court."
It was no longer than a few minutes before the entire room came to agreement that "the best way to get them back is to make sure that they each don't get any large amount of settlement by inviting as many possible claimants worldwide to join in the distribution of the funds." This was an idea spearheded by Gopal Bhatta dasa, Badrinarayana dasa, and Ramabhadra Dasa.
It was put to a vote and decided by the members of the SSPT/North American GBC. A campaign immediately was launched world wide asking for any one who had any kind of claim to come forward, and be supported by the ISKCON authorities. They set a stage for any one within ISKCON or affiliated in any manner to be able to sue ISKCON with the support of ISKCON. It was more than encouragement it became a campaign. This they said, "will teach those original claimants a lesson and it will make us look like we are trying to be forthcoming and deliver justice."
The following are the members who conspired in these meetings on this issue: Gopal Bhatta das, Romapada Swami, Badrinarayana dasa, Jayaadvaita Swami, Ramabhadra Dasa President of Brooklyn temple, BirKrsna Swami, Rabindra Svaraup Dasa, Malati Dasi, and three others whom I will not mention because they were against this unethical, possibly illegal approach.
I resigned in protest. You have my written permission to share this viral. And I hereby swear on the all holy scriptures that this is precisely the way it went down. I have been trying to tell this story to many deaf ears over the years, perhaps this is the correct venue.
These children were so brutally abused while their perpetrators who continue reigning as Gurus and GBCs. Shame and curses on them and any one who supports them. Hare Krsna -- Yadunandana Pada Dasa in the service of the vaishnavas and those children"
Good article but how to explain it these folks?
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It sounds like this story is too confusing to read to find out what exactly happened. Better to hand in any pedophiles to the authorities and separate yourself from their crimes.
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