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Jayapataka Swami Disciples Beat Up IRG Leader
July 26, 1999 VNN4379
BY RAVI KRISHNA DAS (IRG MALAYSIA)
MALAYSIA, Jul 26 (VNN) — We reported earlier how the IRG Malaysian
chapter had formed amidst threatening behavior from HH Jayapataka Swami
and his disciples (please see previous VNN story -'First
IRG Temple in Malaysia formed following Seige'). We had noted at the
time that Radha Prana prabhu refused to give in to the threats and the
pressure and instead continued preaching Srila Prabhupada's message. However
it now seems that HH JPS's disciples have now decided to go a step further
in an attempt to prop up their crumbling empire in Malaysia. The following
is an eyewitness account of what happened in my home on Friday, July 23rd,
in Taeping, Malaysia, and the background that led to it.
On 16 July, H. G. Radha Pran Prabhu, Vice-president of the ISKCON Bukit
Mertajam temple conducted a successful preaching programme at a South
Indian temple in Taiping. The programme was well attended with more than
400 people enthusiastically participating. During the programme, the local
Taeping nama hatta vice-president, Dr Krishnan together with Rajakrishna
das and others, stood and observed the programme but did not accept the
kind invitation of Radha Pran Prabhu to join in.
Soon after the programme, Dr Krishnan together with the other local disciples
and supporters of HH JPS, went to the South Indian temple authorities
and told them to not allow Radha Pran Prabhu to conduct programmes within
their premises in the future. To justify their request they presented
the following false allegations:
1) That Radha Prana Prabhu is an expelled member of ISKCON.
FACT: Radha Prana prabhu is still officially the Vice President of the
ISKCON Bukit Mertajam temple having neither resigned, nor having been
removed. Indeed no supporter of the IRG is currently expelled, with the
GBC having actually rescinded their desire to expel Adri Dharan and the
other IRG leaders.
2) That Radha Prana Prabhu swindled 85000 Malysian dollars to purchase
a van with which he is going on travelling sankirtan.
FACT: The money was actually donated by a well-wisher of Radha Pran prabhu,
infact the same well-wisher who donated the temple mentioned in our original
story about the EFirst IRG temple in Malaysia'.
Therefore on July 23rd, Radha Pran Prabhu humbly confronted Dr Krishnan
and questioned his actions, asking him why he was spreading stories which
were not true. However Dr. Krishnan refused to hear anything and simply
said that the ISKCON temple in Kuala Lumpur was his sole authority, and
that his actions were simply the orders passed to him by the Kuala Lumpur
temple. He also warned Radha Pran not to preach in the Taiping area anymore.
Also recently the disciples of HH Jayapataka Swami in the Kuala Lumpur
temple had re-styled themselves the ETamil Tigers' and stated that they
will take all steps necessary to stop to spread of Radha Prana prabhu's
preaching in Malasia.
Radha Pran Prabhu then went to the house of another local devotee, H.
G. Ravi Krishna das to preach to him. He had brought along an enthusiastic
bhakta, Vasudevan, an 18-year-old boy who had been serving as a brahmachari
under his guidance for one year. Bhakta Vasudevan, a relative of Rajakrishna
das, had wholeheartedly taken that option with the blesssings of his parents
and was satisfied working with Radha Pran Prabhu.
Suddenly, Rajakrishna das together with his men, namely Bhakta Suresh,
Bhakta Siva, and others, numbering 6 in total, all of whom are congregation
members of the Taiping nama hatta group, barged into the house. They had
clearly come with the aim of a pre-meditated attack since they were all
wearing helmets to protect themselves, and special heavy boots. They all
launched into a ferocious attack on Radha Prana prabhu, kicking an pounding
him viciously. Radha Pran's men headed by Tusta Gauranga das, who tried
to protect him, were also given a beating by the attackers. Fortunately,
none of them were injured to the degree that Radha Pran was. While beating
Radha Pran, Rajakrishna chastised him and rationalised the beating saying
that the former had offended Jayapataka Swami by rejecting his position
as guru and becoming a ritvik. The attackers also threatened to smash
up the van that Radha Pran is using for preaching and travelling sankirtan.
They were only stopped from doing fatal damage due to Ravi Krishna Das,
the owner of the house, threatening to call the Police, which led the
attackers to flee. Still Radha Prana was beaten very badly, with extremely
heavy swelling and bruising of his arms and legs, with his left hand suspected
of fracture. They also forcibly took away Bhakta Vasudevan, who had been
doing valuable service, with the motive of handing him over to Kuala Lumpur
temple for "re-training".
The matter is now in hands of the Police, who have sent Radha Pran prabhu
for a medical examination.
Rest assured, Radha Prana prabhu remains undettered by the attack, with
the attack having only convinced him even more of the need to reinstate
Srila Prabhupada's Final Order. And JPS and his thugs must understand
that no amount of violence will prevent Srila Prabhupada's desires becoming
manifest.
Unfortunately with the Guru empire crumbling all around the world, we
see that in a last desperate attempt to hold on, certain Guru followers
are resorting to the mafia thuggery of the zonal acarya days. This incident
proves that the Eold' Eabsolute maha-bhagavata' guru system is more than
ever still alive and well, despite the protestations of the ISKCON management
that they have Ecleaned up' their house. They should have learned follwing
the assasination of Sulochana that no matter of killings and beating will
extinguish the truth, for you can never kill the truth, only the messengers
of truth, who will be replaced by hundreds more. This gangster behaviour
merely confirms what many devotees are suspecting - that the current ISKCON
Guru system has no logic or reasoning behind it, and therefore can only
be sustained by violence. Otherwise why not Efight' Radha Prana prabhu
via preaching and argumentation?
It brings to mind a old Chinese proverb -
"He who clenches fist, has already lost the argument. "
This proverb has never been more true then of the current ISKCON Guru
system. These beatings of innocent vaisnavas will not be tolerated by
either Krishna, Srila Prabhupada or his devotees.
All glories to the fearless preaching of Radha Prana prabhu!
Very saddening avaishnavic behaviour is becoming visible amongst many
disciples of H. H. Jayapataka Swami here in Malaysia. Unable to logically
prove with evidence from Srila Prabhupada's books the validity of the
present bogus guru system in ISKCON, many have taken to physical violence
towards ritvik-oriented devotees as a last ditch effort to save the fast-crumbling
Jayapataka Guru Empire in the country. ISKCON is meant for making first
class Vaishnava gentlemen out of fallen humanity. Instead what we see
today is hoodlum behaviour which even karmis would find hard to emulate.
In this vein, we present below an accurate narration of an incident that
most recently occurred in which a dedicated devotee of Srila Prabhupada,
with one of the best preaching credibilities in the country was assaulted
with no prior warning or persuasion. Lightning attacks in typical mafia
style are becoming Kali's tool in disrupting philosophical maturity and
Prabhupada consciousness within ISKCON. We leave it to the readers to
determine the alarming levels of desperation on the part of the fast-wilting
bogus guru club within ISKCON. This alone is sufficient to prove that
a total overhaul of ISKCON's managerial system is immediately required.
Having presented the incident, it leaves us with little option but to
say that ISKCON in many parts of the world is degrading to the level of
a mundane mafia organisation. In fact, the only management present in
places like Malaysia is sheer thuggery. Srila Prabhupada's vision of creating
saints out of sinners has now gone in the reverse with power-hungry "gurus"
resorting to anything and everything to preserve their respective zonal
empires with their constituent fanatic neophytes, millions in cash, temples
and land. Unless something serious is done, many more sincere devotees
like Radha Pran Prabhu are going to get hurt in the future. If this is
indeed how ISKCON wants to treat Srila Prabhupada's dedicated men, then
their commitment to Srila Prabhupada is in serious doubt. Vaishnava aparadha
at the grossest level has become the hallmark of ISKCON's "maha-bhagavata"
gurus and their men.
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