The Indian 'Right to Information' Act was employed to challenge the validity of the totally unfounded claims by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and two retired Chief Justices of India Mr. P.N. Bhagavati and Mr. Ranganath Mishra. That a PM and such senior judges can stoop to such a level of assertion without a figment of proof or investigation of any kind is itself a major indicator of the lack of accountability and scorn for both factuality and the law at the highest levels of Indian Government. It is patently evident that no investigation of the claims can be shown to have been made by them or anyone official sources can name.

The bureaucracy gave the application the full run-around, but it was to no avail, as we did not desist. One can see the absurd lengths to which the authorities went to pretend to be dealing with his appeal to the, yet while providing no information of any value, and side-stepping the indefensible issue he raised. This bureaucratic dissembling is perhaps partly a legacy of the British Sirkar, but is most obviously also dictated by the fear that the Indian VIP's will punish anyone who steps out of line - VIPs even including the present President Kalam, the current Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the current Home Minister (all confirmed followers of Sathya Sai Baba - among other Indian Ministers) whose international reputations are at stake in the matter of their unquestioning support of a fraudulent guru who claims to be God Incarnate!

See also:-
PM A.B. Vajpayee and Co. were simply asked to write a letter defending Sai Baba by Sai official
Calcutta Online Newspaper Editorial: (See editorial at bottom of the webpage) Or click here
Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India
The Criminal Nexus between Sai Baba and Prime Ministers

RTI MATTER/TIME -BOUND No.A-43020/1/2006-RTI
Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Home Affairs/Grin Mantralaya
New Delhi", Dated the o 5th April.2006 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Information sought by Shri B.Premanand under Right to
Information Act, 2005 - transfer of request. . ,
The undersigned is directed to transfer herewith an application dated 13.3.2006 received from Shri B.Premanand through Prime Minister's Office vide tetter No.RTI/26/2006-PMA dated 03.04.06 regarding supply of information under Right to Information Act, 2005 on the following subject:
. "Investigations on sexual abuse by Shri Satya Sai Baba."
2. It is requested that necessary action may be taken on the request under the Right to Information Act, 2005. .
ncl:As above
(Asa Nand)Under Secretary to the Govt; of India
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To Tete.No.23093001 Ms. SumitaMukerjee Director, Central Public Information Officer, MHA,
North Block.New Delhi. . No.A-43020/1/2006-RTI o New Delhi Dated 5th April 2006 Copy to:-
Shri B.Premanand, Editors Convenor, Indian Skeptic.11/7, Chettipalayam Road,Podanur - 641 023, Tamil Nadu. It is requested that he may correspond with the officer mentioned overleaf directly, if any, in this matter. .
(Asa Nand) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India _________Tele.No.23093001
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The Central Public Information Officer
Ministry of Home Affairs
North Block
New Delhi - 110011. Under the Right to Information Act - 2005.

Regd.Post Ack. Due '
Dear Sir, 17.4.2006
Sub : Statement in the internet by Mr. A.B. Vajpayee the Ex. Prime Minister of India in the internet along with two Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Ref: My letter to the Public Information Officer, Hon. Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New Delhi dated 13.3.2006 sent by Regd. Post Ack due under receipt No. 518 and received by him on 16.3.2006 with a postal order No. 33 E 101666 as prescribed fee under RTI Act.
Director, Central Public Information Officer by his letter No. RTI/26/2006 - PMA dated 3.4.2006 has forwarded the above letter to you for appropriate action.
Kindly let me know what action has been taken on my letter dated 13.3.2006. As I will have to file an appeal if you don't give me the information sought for within 30 days of receipt of .the above letter which if delayed a fine of Rs. 250/- for everyday up to Rs.25,000/- and then imprisonment. Kindly send me the information without any delay. Thanking you Yours sincerely
(B. Premanand)
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RTI MATTER/TIME -BOUND 'No.A-43020/1/2006-RTI
Government of India/Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs/Grin Mantralaya
New Delhi, Dated the 1stMay,2006 OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Information sought by Shri B.Premanand
Information Act, 2005 - transfer of request.
In continuation of this Ministry's O.M. of even number dated the 5th April,2006 the undersigned is directed to transfer herewith a reminder dated 17.04.2006 received from Shri B.Pramanand under the RTi Act, 2005.
It is requested that necessary action may be taken on the request under the Right to Information Act, 2005
Encl:As above
(Asa Nand)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tele.No.23093001
To Ms, Sumita Mukerjee Director, Central Public Information Officer, MHA,. North Block.New Delhi.
Copy for information to:-
Shri B Premanand, Editor & Convenor, Indian Skeptic,11/7, Chettipalayam Road, Podanur
- 641 023, Tamil Nadu. It is in continuation of this Ministry's O.M. of even number dated the 5th April, 2006 (copy enclosed).
(Asa Nand) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India Refer Annexure 3 Tele.No.23093001
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To The Director- Central Public Information Officer MHA
North Block, New Deihi. Under the .Right to Information Act - 2005. Regd. Post Ack. due
Dear Sir, 10.6.2006
I refer the letter No. A-43020/1/2006-RTI dated 5-4.2006 and .1.5.2006 from the Under Secretary Govt of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi forwarding to you my application and reminder dated 13.3.2006 and 17.4.2006.
The application is pending since 13.3.2006 and nearing 2 months with the Ministry of Home Affairs though the prescribed time by the RTI Act is 30 days.
I have waited sufficiently and if I do not get the information sought for within 15 days of receipt of this letter I will be forced to file an appeal with the Central Information Commission, New Delhi which I would request you to kindly avoid.
Thanking you
Yours Sincerely B.Premanand)
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N0.24013/11/2006-CSR.III
Bharat Sarkar/Government of India Grin Mantralaya Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi Dated: the 7'" June.2006
To Shri Purnachandra Rao, IPS,
Additional Secretary to Govt. & State P.I 0 (Police Wing),
Home Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, A. P. Secretariat, Hyderabad-500022. .
Subject: Information sought by Shri B. Premanand under Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. Sir,
Please find enclosed- an application dated 13.03.2006 addressed to the Public Information Officer, Prime Minister's Office by Shri B. Premanand, Editor & Convenor, Indian Skeptic, Tamil Nadu, seeking information regarding "Investigations on Sexual abuse by Shri Sathya Sai Baba" under Right to Information Act, 2005. .
2. }n this context, it is stated that there is no record available in the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding any such investigation against Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Further, the subject of the application does not concern any of the Central Public Information Officers notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
3. As the' Ashram (Prasanthi Nilayam) of Sri Sathya Sai Baba is located in Andhra Pradesh, the Government of Andhra Pradesh may have some information on the issue raised by Shri B.Premanand. You are, therefore, requested to furnish the requisite information, if available, to the applicant under intimation to this Ministry.
Encl:a/a (Sumita Mukherjee) Director (SR) & CPIO Tel:2309 2571
Copy for information to: .
1. Shri B.Premanand, Editor & Convenor, Indian Skeptic, 11/7,Chettipalayam Road, Podanur-641 023, Tamil Nadu. .
2. Shri Kamla Dayani,Director, Central Public Information Officer, PMO, New Delhi W.r.t.O,M. No. RTI/26/2006-PMA dated 03.04.2006.
3. Shri Asa Nand, Under Secretary (RTI), MHA, New Delhi w.r.t. A-430201/1/2l)06-RTI .dated 05.04.2006.
(Sumita Mukherjee) Director (SR) & CP
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Indian Skeptic - November- 2006_____25
To
Director (SR)&CPIO
Government of India,
Ministry of Home Affairs
North Block, New Delhi. Under the Right to Information Act - 2005. Regd.
Post Ack. Due 18.6*2006

Dear Sir,
I refer to your letter No. 24013/11/2006-CSRIII dated 7.6.2006 posted on 9th and received by me on 12.6.2006 to the Addl. Secretary to Govt & State PIO (Police Wing) Home Dept, Govt. of AP, Hyderabad with a copy to me.
The information I sought in my application dated 13.3.2006 was whether the then Prime Minister, Mr A.B. Vajpayee and the two retired Chief Justices of India investigated about the sexual abuse by Satya Sai Baba before their statement was published on the website titled Sri Sathya Sai Baba - A living legend an Embodiment of Love for all mankind. Did you verify with the Principal Secretary to the Ex. Prime Minister about this? It is wrong to say that this does not concern any of the Central Public Officers notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, that a person claiming to be the personification of all gods whom billions of people in India and abroad believe to be so including the Union Home Ministry should wash their hands like this.
That was why I sent the application to the Hon. Prime Minister in whose office the information would have been available unless the Ex. Prime Minister destroyed the files before he resigned from the Prime Ministers Post. I find that the RTI Act in being turned into a farce by the way the applications are shunted from one office to the other delaying the reply for two months when under the RTI Act the details have to be furnished within 30 days.

Copy to: The Prime Minister of India, South Block, New Delhi - 110 011 ref. RTI/20/2006-PMA dated 3.4 2006. .
Thanking you
Yours Sincerely
(B. Premanand)
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N0.24013/11/2006-CSR.III Bharat Sarkar/Government of India Grih Mantralaya Ministry of Home Affairs
To New Delhi, the 213t June.2006
Shri B.Premanand,
Editor & Convenor, Indian Skeptic
11/7, Chettipalayam Road,
Podanur-641 023, Tamil Nadu.
Subject: Information sought under Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.
Sir,
In reference to your letter dated 10.06.2006 on the subject noted above it is stated that your application dated 13.03.2006 has already been forwarded to Shri J.Purnachandra Rao, IPS.Additional Secretary to Government & State P.I.O (Police Wing), Home Department,Government ofAndhra Pradesh with a request to furnish the requisite information to you vide this Ministry's letter of even number dated 07.06.2006. A copy of the aforesaid letter dated 07.06,2006, whicli has also been endor.sed to you, is sent herewith.
Encl:a/a
(Sumita Mukherjee) Director (SR) & CPIO 3el:2309 2571

3. In view of the above, the C.P.I 0, P.M.O. is requested to take further necessary action for furnishing the requisite information to Shri B. Premanand. It is reiterated that this Ministry does not have any information relating to the information sought by Shri Premanand.
(Sumita Mukherjee) Director (SR) & C.P.1.0 Tel:23092571
Shri Kamal Dayani,Director, Central Public Information Officer, Prime Minister's Office, South Block.New Delhi
MHAlDNo.24013/11/2006-CSR.III dated10thJuly,2006.
Copy to:
1 Shri B. Premanand, Editor & Convenor, Indian Skeptic.11/7, Chettipalayam Road, Podanur-641 023, Tamil Nadu.. 2 . Shri Asa Nand, Under Secretary (RTt), MHA, New Delhi
(Sumita Mukherjee) - Director (SR) & C.P.1.0
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To Director (SR)&CPIO
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
North Block, New Delhi. Under the Right to Information Act - 2005. Regd. Post Ack. due
17.7.2006
DearSir,
I refer to your letter No. 24013/11/2006-CSR-lll dated 21.6.2006 received by me,on 26.6.2006 in reply to my request made on 13:3.2006 under RTI Act - 2005 to the Hon. Prime Minister which was referred to you by the PMO by letter No. RTI/26/2006-PMA dated 3.4.2006.
Also copy of your letter No. MHA 1:D.No. 24013/11/2006-CSR-lll dated 10.7.2006 to Director, Central Public Information Officer, PM's Office, South Block, New Delhi.
As the information asked for is as follows
"As the Indian Prime Minister and the two retired Chief Justices of India would not give such statements without proper investigation. I believe that they would have. investigated the sexual abuse by Sathya Sai Baba of the youths and also I request you to let me know whether any investigation on the sexual abuse of youths by Sathya Sai Baba have been done and a certified copy of the same".
As the statement by Mr. A.B. Vajpayee was made when he held the most responsible position as Prime Minister of India, if no records were available in the PMO or in the Ministry of Home Affairs, you ought to have written to Mr. A.B. Vajpayee and found out if his statement was based on investigation and verification and given the information as in the statement they have made grave allegations as follows:
1. "The wild reckless and concocted allegations made by certain vested interests and people against Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba,
2. We would normally expect that responsible media would ascertain the.true facts before printing such calumny.
3. We unequivocally condemn the baseless and malicious allegations being hurled upon Sathya Sai Baba in certain Quarters.
Therefore kindly get the information from Mr. A.B. Vajpayee while he was the Prime Minister on the statement he has made in the internet along with two Ex-Chief Justices of India, whether the statement signed by them was after ascertaining the true facts as the- most responsible person by holding the chair of the Hon. Prime Minister.

As an Indian citizen who was dismissed from 8th standard in a school in Kerala for participating in the Students Independent Movement in 1938, l.do not expect that the Hon. Ex. Prime Minister Mr. A.B. Vajpayee and the two Ex - Chief Justices of India Mr. P.N. Bhagavathi and Mr. Ranganath Mishra in their career who are supposed to have passed judgements on Records, would give such a statement.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,
(B. Premanand)
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RTI MATTER Most Immediate
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

Subject: Information sought by Shri B.Premanand, Editor & Convenor, Indian Skeptic.Tamilnadu under Right to information Act,2005
1. PMO may refer to THIS Ministry's ID note of ever; number dated 7.6.2006 and 10.7.2006 on the subject mentioned above.
2. 'A reference dated 17.7.2006 received from Shri b. Premanand Seeking information about investigation on sexual abuse by Shri Satya Sai Baba is enclosed herewith in original. .
3. The C.P.I.O, P.M.O. is requested to take appropriate action and send a reply direct to Shri.B. Premanand under intimation to this Ministry.
(Sumita Mukherjee) Director (SR)& C.P.I.O
Tel:23092571
Shri Kamal Davani. Director. C.P.I.O. Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi MHA ID N0.24013/11/2006-CSR.III dated 9August, 2006.
CC: Shri B.Premanand, Editor & Convenor, Indian Skeptic, 11/7, Chettipalayam Road, Podanur-641 023, Tamil Nadu.. . (Sumita Mukherjee) Director (SR) & C.P.I.O
Right to Information PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
South Block,
New Delhi 110011. No.RTI/26/2006-PMA August 17.2006 To

Shri B.Premanand,
Editor& Convenor, Indian Skeptic, 11/7, Chettipalayam Road, Podanur-641 023,
Subject: Application under RTI-information relating to investigations on sexual abuse by Shri Sathya Sai Baba.
Sir,
I am to refer to Ministry of Home Affairs I.D.N0.24013/11/2006-CSR.HI dated 10th July, 2006 on the above noted subject and to say that no papers related to any such investigation are available in the Prime Minister's Office.
2. In terms of Section' 19 (1) of the Right to Information Act,2005 Shri Jawed Usmani, Joint Secretary, is the Appellate Officer, for the Prime Minister's Office.
Yours faithfully,
. ' (Kamal Dayani)
Director & Central Public Information Officer -
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To
The Director and CPIO,
Prime Minister Office
South Block
New Delhi 110 001 Under the Right to Information Act - 2005.
Regd.Post Ack. due Dear Sir, 24.8.2006
Ref: Statement of Mr. A.B.Vajpayee the Ex. Prime Minister of India along with the two retired Chief Justices Of India Mr.P.N.Bhagwathi and Mr.Ranganath Mishra, published on internet http/www.sri sathyasai.org.uk/homepage/default.titm.
At last, thank you for your letter No.RTI/26/2006-PMA. dated 17.8.2006 received by m& on 22.8.2006 regarding my letter to The Hon Prime Minister Of India dated 13.3.2006 which was received on 16.3..2006 after a long merry- go-round for five months from one ministry to another.
The question was a very simple one "As the Indian Prime Minister and the two retired Chief Justices of India would not give such statements without proper investigation.
To provide me with the certified copy ot the investigation on the sexual abuse of youth by Sathya Sai Baba.
Though you have confirmed that no papers related to such investigation are available in the Prime Minister Office," you have not been courageous enough to seek explanation from Mr.Vajpayee as the statement mentioned in the reference was made by him when he was the Prime Minister of India.
You have also not acknowledged the memo dated 9.8.2006 from the Ministry of Home Affairs No.MHA ID No.24013/11/2006 - CSR III with the copy of my tetter dated 17.7.2006 asking to get information from Mr.Vajpayee whether the statement signed by him and the two retired Chief Justices Of India was after ascertaining the true facts.
I would be thankful to you if you will kinaly write to Mr.Vajpayee and provide me with the informationsought for.
I have the greatest regard for one present Prime Minister who has after Mrs.lndira Gandhi added the duties of Indian Citizens in the constitution which even her father dared not, now Mr.Manmohan Singh by promulgation the Rights of information Act 2005 making his Government a transparent one. This needs a lot of courage as the majority of the politicians and bureaucrats would hate this law.

Though not necessary, I am enclosing herewith a Postal Order No.43 E 787592 (Rs.107- made in your name and I hope to get the information within 30 days of receipt of this letter under section 7 (i) of the RTI Act.
Thanking you
Yours Sincerely (B. Premanand)
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PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
No.RTI/26/2006-PMA
To,
Shri B.Premanand,
Editors Convenor,
Indian Skeptic,
11/7, Chettipalayam Road,
Podanur-641 023,

Subject: Application under RTI-information relating to investigations on allegations sexual abuse by Snri Sathya Sai Baba.
Sir
I am to refer to Ministry of Home Affairs,1. D.No.24013/11/2006-CSR.III dated 9 August, 2006 and your letter dated 24.8.2006 on the above noted subject and to say that requisite-information available fm this office has already been furnished vide this office letter of even number dated 17.8.2006. . . . .
2. In terms of Section 19 (1) of the Right to Information Act,2005 Shri Jawed Usmani, Joint Secretary, is the Appellate Officer, for, the Prime Minister's Office.;
yours faithfully, (Kamal Dayani) Director §1 Central Public Information Officer 23014547