Amma devotees are trained to deceive the media about the cult like nature of their organization which worships Amma as a Goddess. They parrot phony PR lines such as “Amma is a humanitarian known as the Hugging Saint” and avoid mentioning that Amma hugging events are occult seances where Amma supposedly becomes possessed by the Dark Goddess Kali and Lord Krishna. The media are kept away from these “Devi Bhava” nights but ordinary punters unsuspectingly offer their children into vampire Amma's energy sucking arms.
Amma's hugging events are structured to extract as much money as possible from the naive punters, who do not realize that Amma enjoys being worshiped, as they are pushed forward for a lackluster hug which carries the risk of being infected with tuberculosis or swine flu.
Amma runs her organization like the mafia with secret codes, rituals and violent punishments for those who break the code of silence.
Why are Amma's financial books kept secret?
We can suspect that Amma is involved in some dubious financial practices. Swami Muktananda had over $5,000,000 in a secret Swiss bank account (in 1980). Like Amma he never wanted anyone to know how much profit he made from events and beat his disciples into silence. It was discovered only after the death of suspected pedophile Satya Sai Baba (whose hagiography Amma copied) that he had amassed a huge amount of gold. Guru monk Swami Nityananda who was videoed having sex and drugs with two Bollywood actresses was also discovered to have an undeclared gold stores when his ashram was raided by irate devotees.
Amma has been accused of financial malpractice. Her hypnotic high-pressure events suck in as much money as any professional TV evangelist scam. Amma converts 'donated' money at her overseas events into gold jewelery before importing it to India. Does the Goddess pay customs tax to mere mortals?
Amma's AIMS hospital which was supposed to be for the poor, for which it receives government subsidies, accepts very few poor people because it charges prohibitively high fees. However, the poor have been used as unsuspecting guinea pigs in illegal AIMS hospital drugs trials. Where money is to be made there you will find Amma.
Gayatri (Gail Tredwell), Amma's closest and most trusted devotee, witnessed secret deliveries of gold from Amma to Idamannel family members. This was many years ago. How much more corrupt has Ammachi become?
A good charity has nothing to hide but Amma is hiding how much money comes in from her ashram real estate, hugging events, food businesses hospital, university mill, Amma doll, jewelery and tapes sales, and other business enterprises.
We say “Amma open your money books if you have nothing to hide”.
Amma of course will stay silent and smile like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and the guru he copied, the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Why should these billionaire gurus reveal their secrets when they can grow fat from fleecing their flocks?
The final word is a deceitful quote from Amma's ashram treasurer to the New York Times:
The ashram’s treasurer, Swami Ramakrishnananda, acknowledged that its finances were not open to the public... I asked if there was an official, like a chief compliance officer, who could be contacted if people saw money being misused. “Yes, of course,” Mr. Ramakrishnananda replied. “They can go directly to Amma.”
Amma’s Multifaceted Empire, Built on Hugs by Jake Halpern in NY Times
We still await Amma's reply but after decades of covering up the sordid truth of her money making empire we doubt that we will hear from her except threats.
