Deccan Chronicle: Puttaparthi turns into global village and Baba to announce boons

November 22, 2005

Puttaparthi turns into global village

Anantapur, Nov. 22: Puttaparthi turned into a Global village on Tuesday as

several lakhs of devotees from all over the World gathered there to take part

in Sri Satya Sai Baba’s 80th birthday celebrations. Deviating from the regular

practice of celebrating the day in the confines of Sai Kulwanth Hall, the Baba

has decided to celebrate his birthday amidst his devotees at the Hill View

Stadium on Wednesday. The Baba will reach the stadium exactly at 7 am in a

specially decorated rath.

The devotees of the Baba and students of his educational institutions will

line-up along the route to welcome him. The Baba will ride a specially made

Japanese vehicle to be visible to all the devotees along the route. His divine

discourse would be made from a high pedestal erected at the Hill View Stadium.

Baba to announce boons

Anantapur, Nov. 22: The State government is eagerly awaiting Sri Satya Sai

Baba’s divine discourse that was expected to be delivered at around 7 am on

Wednesday at Puttaparthi’s Hill View stadium.

It has been a tradition with the Baba to announce some boon or the other to the

public as his birthday gift. This time around he is expected to announce a

drinking water scheme for East and West Godavari districts, a project expected

to cost around Rs 150 crore.

According to sources Chief Minister Y.S. Raja-sekhar Reddy has already made an

appeal to the Baba to extend financial assistance for the Handri-Neeva project

works in Anantapur district and the works related to the irrigation projects in

Kadapa district. The eyes of those in the government are thus riveted on the

Baba as he was expected to make an announcement on the government’s proposals.

Strangely enough the Baba has made no secret of his aversion for politicians. In

his discourse made on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Nove-mber 20,

the Baba castigated politicians. He had singled out the Finance Minister for his

ridicule. “People who do not know what is meant by finance have become Ministers

for Fi-nance,” the Baba said. It was felt that the Baba’s remark was against the

State government which depended on him to finance its irrigation projects.

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