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Article: The Truth About Sathya Sai Baba

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November 25, 2006
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NEW DELHI, India, Nov 25 -- So, the Sathya Sai Baba turns 80 this week. The celebrations have already begun. TV channels show us footage of an Afro-haired old man in a saffron robe being wheeled out for the adoration of teeming devotees.

And naturally, all the old staples of the Sai Baba story have been pulled out: the 'miracles', the claim to be the reincarnation of the Sai Baba of Shirdi, the assassination attempts (two that I know of), the legion of celebrity devotees (including, apparently, former President R Venkataraman and current incumbent Abdul Kalam - perhaps there is a vibhuti corner in Rashtrapati Bhavan), and, alas, the sordid controversy about the old boy's behaviour with ...

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