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Author: Barry Pittard Email:
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SBS Australia, which many regard as the world's
leading multicultural
television and radio broadcaster,
will air the documentary "Seduced By
Sai Baba" - Thursday,
February 12, 2004 at 8.30 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
Non-English content in the film will be sub-titled in English.
The 54-minute documentary is from Denmark's national
television and
radio broadcaster DR. First broadcast on
January 30, 2002, it has been
screened several times in
Denmark and Norway.
The program notice mentions the
Sathya Sai Baba movement's purchase of
the famous
Arresødal castle in Copenhagen, which was to have been used
as a 'Sai International College'. However, because of the
public
furore upon the documentary's first airing, the Sai
Baba purchasers
withdrew from the deal at the last minute,
which was accepted by the
municipal owners of the castle,
who by then already regretted the sale
contract.
DR's Director, Christian Nissen, stood by the
professional integrity
of the producers, and a series of
litigation cases and various threats
by leading Sathya Sai
Baba leaders Thorbjörn Meyer Jørgen Trygved
(Chairman of
the `Sai International School' fund board) repeatedly
failed in the Danish law courts.
Media Enquiries:
The publicist for "Seduced by Sai Baba" is Stella
Katsaros:
Ph: International: 61) 2 9430 3796. In
Australia: 02 9430 3796
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The program advertisement below is also
available at the SBS website:
http://www.sbs.com.au/whatson/index.php3?progdate=12:02:2004
DOCUMENTARY - SEDUCED BY SAI BABA
This program
follows an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of
young male devotees by Sri Sathya Sai Baba, an influential
Eastern
guru. Denmark's Radio (DR) follows a group of
Danes to the Indian city
of Puttaparthi to visit Sai
Baba's ashram and visit three continents
in an attempt to
investigate charges against Sai Baba of trickery and
sexual abuse of minors. This powerful guru has millions of
devotees
worldwide and his influence reaches right to the
top of the political
scene and the media. In Denmark,
where the Sai organisation can
receive tax-deductible
donations as a recognised religious society,
they have
bought a castle, and in Puttaparthi Baba has built private
hospitals, a planetarium, his own airport, a music school
and higher
learning colleges. DR was not allowed to
interview Baba or film in the
ashram, so this documentary
relies heavily on films supplied by former
disciples. In
their investigation of claims that Sai Baba's so-called
"miracles" are nothing but sleight of hand - they engaged
a Danish
conjurer who, supported by video clips of Baba in
action, explains
these "miracles" as mere tricks. Sai's
devotees include famous actors
and politicians from around
the globe. (In Danish, Swedish and
English, English
subtitles) M (S, A) WS
SMS Alert Code: 9615
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