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Thu, 04/28/2011 - 13:59
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Satya Sai trustees say no difference of opinion among them

Puttaparthi(Andhra Pradesh), Apr 28 (PTI) Seeking to
put up a united front, trustees of the Sri Satya Sai Central
Trust Thursday asserted there was no difference of opinion
among them and said the new chairman of the Trust would be
elected very soon.
"Election of chairman may happen next week when the
Trustees and Council of Management will meet.There is no will
of the Baba as far as we know nor did he have his successor in
mind," the trustees said at their maiden press conference at
the Satya Sai Indoor Stadium in south Indian town of Andhra
Pradesh here this afternoon.
The trustees said there was no difference of opinion
among them.
Speaking on behalf of the Trustees and the Council of
Management, former chairman of the Confederation of Indian
Industry Venu Srinivasan said, "The traditions that Baba
established in various practices have been crystalised. The
glorious traditions...We will follow in letter and spirit and
maintain the same values.
"Both the Central and the AP governments have assured
that they would not interfere with the Trust activities,"
Srinivasan said.
Maintaining that the value of Trust properties was
"hugely exaggerated" by the media, Srinivasan and another
Trustee Naganand said the value was always subjective.
"The Trust properties are for a specific purpose.
Every single piece of land owned by the Trust is for
charitable purposes and the properties are not available for
sale or commercial exploitation," they said.
Sathya Sai Baba died on Sunday morning after fighting
illness for nearly a month caused by multi-organ failure.

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