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News: A Trick to Get Harikeśa to Cough Up the Dough

By Pratyatoṣa Dāsa (ACBSP), March 13, 2000

(pratyatosa.com)

GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION RESOLUTIONS OF 7-21 FEBRUARY, 1993

[…]

96. [UNPUBLISHED] That the International GBC Body authorizes a lump sum loan of US $1.5 million for immediate settlement of the Robin George case from India Funds. Interest will be computed at 8% per annum, compound. The international GBC guarantees repayment of the loan as follows:

A. From pledges of the ISKCON leaders and institutions listed below, $840,000.

B. From cooperative fund-raising campaigns by the North American temples organized by the North American GBC for a total of $750,000 over five years with a minimum payment of $100,000 per year.

C. From additional pledges by ISKCON leaders that the North American GBC will solicit.

D. The GBC members hereby pledge to pay the stated amount per year for three years into the India Fund Account. They hereby state that they will voluntarily submit their resignation from the GBC Body if they fail to make payments on their pledges each year before the next year's GBC meeting beginning with the GBC meeting of 1994:

Ravindra Svarupa Das $20,000 for 3 years

Sridhara Swami 20,000 for 3 years

Jagadisa Goswami 10,000 for 3 years

Tamal Krishna Goswami 20,000 for 3 years

Badrinarayana Das 20,000 for 3 years

Kavicandra Swami 20,000 for 3 years

Jayapataka Swami 20,000 for 3 years

Romapada Swami 20,000 for 3 years

Bhakti Raghava Swami 5,000 for 3 years

Virabahu Das 20,000 for 3 years

Gopal Krishna Goswami 20,000 for 3 years

Hari Vilas Das 20,000 for 3 years

Navina Krishna Das 20,000 for 3 years

Pledges were also entered from other than GBC Members and GBC Members not present, contingent upon their written acceptance:

Hrdayananda Das Goswami 20,000 for 3 years

Los Angeleles ISKCON 20,000 for 3 years (accepted by Svavas Das)

North American BBT 20,000 for 3 years (accepted by Svavas Das)

Atmanivedana Das 20,000 for 3 years (subsequent to the meeting personally informed the Secretary that it was not his intention to enter a firm pledge)

In other words, Harikeśa “Svāmī” agreed to pay the $1.5 million, out of funds he would otherwise have given to the Mayapur Project, on condition that it all be paid back with interest.

As far as I know, none of these payments were ever made, and no one resigned either. What a joke! It was obviously just a trick to get HKS to cough up the dough!


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