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growth and questioning and striving and stumbling towards a wider and deeper
commitment.
Now this is corrupted. Power is being exercised from outside, pressure is exerted by
outer means, rulings are arbitrary, a breach has been torn open in Auroville’s
evolutionary integrity. Auroville’s formal representatives have bowed to that rule.
Residents of Auroville are quiescent: to speak up may be punished, visas may be
cancelled, ostracism may be applied, and public disapproval may be called
(although this law of retribution does not seem to apply to outright defamation as
long as it serves the interests of the ruling party).
But the choice is still there. It cannot be wished away, it cannot be stilled, it cannot
be neutralised.
The choice is not for one ‘side’ against the other.
The choice is for integrality, for wholeness, for evolving completeness, for
plenitude.
The choice is to cease from exclusivism, to rise and widen and deepen so that no
part of the Truth will be excluded, so that Auroville can really exist.
Divakar”
Note: A few days later I wrote to the Governing Board, the AV Council and the
Working Committee:
*On the Status of Allegations, by Divakar, August 1
st
, 2003:
“To the Honourable Members of the AV Foundation Governing Board; to the
Members of the AV Council/Working Committee; August 1
st
, 2003:
Note on the Status of allegations.
I.
On the basis of written allegations of mismanagement of funds made by
one of its members – who is himself party to a long-standing conflict in
Auroville, particularly at Matrimandir – the Governing Board has
instructed the Central Government appointed Secretary to take control of
the finances of the Matrimandir.
II.
The Governing Board has further instructed the Secretary to hold this
control on behalf of the author of these allegations.
III.
The author of these allegations, Roger Anger, architect, in his official
letter dated 9-6-2003 addressed to the members of the Governing Board
and to its Finance Committee, has indicated that ‘I am told that an
amount of 60 lakhs…’; thus the allegations he is making are resting on
‘information’ provided by unidentified sources and not based on any
verified facts. (A simple and straight question would have obtained a
clarifying answer).
IV.
Moreover Roger Anger states at the onset of his letter of accusation that ‘I
do not consider it part of my work to be involved with the financial
aspects of Matrimandir…’