MF Monitor
December
18, 2014
Established in
Pondicherry by Sri Aurobindo on 24 November 1926, the Aurobindo Ashram turned
into a villain to a family of seven in less than a century.
A 2002 case involving
the Ashram and the five sisters in a long-drawn legal battle ended on Dec. 9
with a Supreme Court direction to get the sisters thrown out within 7 days from
the Ambabhikshu House.
The five hapless
sisters had submitted a joint letter to the Trustees of Sri Aurobindo Ashram on
December 15 that they would end their lives if forced to leave.
The police did what
the apex court directed and the sisters were promptly evicted on Wednesday and
relocated in their parent’s house in the Boulevard area. Soon the family
walked towards the sea and drowned, or forcibly evicted themselves from the
world.
The dead were
identified as the siblings Arunashree (50) and Rajashree (45) and their mother
Shanthi Devi (65), while Shanthi Devi’s husband Gadhadhar Prasad (70) and three
other sisters Jayashree Prasad (54), Nivedita Prasad (42) and Hemalata Prasad
(40) were saved from drowning by fishermen.
What followed was one
of legal vs ethical debate and M. Elango of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam
alleged that Ashram was engaged in irregularities and was responsible for the
deaths of its members, demanding probe into the operations of the Ashram.
(With inputs from
IANS)
http://www.microfinancemonitor.com/2014/12/18/aurobindo-ashram-turns-inhuman-triggers-family-commit-suicide/#
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