I don't speak any Indian language, but none of the English reports I have seen (including the links below) say that Girish has that kind of wealth, only that he is part of a 12-member committee that has control of that wealth (12,000 acres).
And of course, if you actually look at the figures, the estimates of how much the land is worth is obviously exaggerated: the largest single item is the old Maharishi Ayurveda complex which now lies in utter disrepair. In its hey-day, it was meant to be The Raj on a grand scale: a complex of hospitals and hostels with 3200 5-star hotel rooms meant to provide an absolutely nourishing environment for those unfortunate people who were deemed "terminal" by Western medicine but could be saved due to the miraculous superiority of Ayurvedic treatments. When the masses of terminally ill patients did what Western treatment said would happened, and died by the thousands, Maharishi told the TM movement to "walk away" from the halls of death (or words to that effect) and the complex fell into complete ruin. It ain't worth $1.5 billion and there's no way it will ever be because it wasn't built as a 5-star *resort* but as a 5-star *hospital* and there's no way 3200 tourists at-a-time are going to want to pay 5-star prices to say in that particular region for any length of time. Without the promised miracle cures of Ayurveda, it is a completely worthless venture. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Maharishi through billions at the guy but only 8% of His assets. He is after all family and he deserved a chance. It was a personal Yagya from His side. Everything else went to the Brahmananda Saraswathi Trust. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : ... according to some publication and report Girish Chandra Varma(GCV) owns himself only 7000 crore worth of property. (7000 crore rupees or 1.5 Billion US )... http://www.nriapnews.com/usnewsvideo.php?vidtype=10&idx=vardaat-girish-chandra-varmas-property-2014-01-02 http://www.nriapnews.com/usnewsvideo.php?vidtype=10&idx=vardaat-girish-chandra-varmas-property-2014-01-02 http://www.indianrealestateforum.com/real-estate-noida/t-ats-one-hamlet-noida-9981-page272.html http://www.indianrealestateforum.com/real-estate-noida/t-ats-one-hamlet-noida-9981-page272.html http://business.highbeam.com/435215/article-1P2-33094038/yogi-disciples-contort-his-legacy-just-four-years-after http://business.highbeam.com/435215/article-1P2-33094038/yogi-disciples-contort-his-legacy-just-four-years-after http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-rs-60000-crore-fortune/1/201925.html. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-rs-60000-crore-fortune/1/201925.html. ...tax records? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <LEnglish5@...> wrote : By the way, why does everyone say that GIrish Varma is a billionaire? Has anyone seen his bank accounts or tax records? L ....just wait for result of land grab charges and investigation.... BTW people who loves MMY are trying to distance themselves from him for years....you seems to be quite out of touch Lord L. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote : What *you* have said doesn't make any sense at all. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Girish is a billionaire. It doesn't make much sense that he would have to resort to threats to have sex. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <LEnglish5@...> wrote : Dunno anything about Girish Varma except that many people who are hostile to Maharishi are also hostile to him. The accusation of rape is interesting because the behavior allegedly lasted for about 15 years, and involved the wife of his assistant being invited to accompany her husband on trips so that Varma would be able to access the room of the husband and wife whenever he wanted while the husband was doing errands for Varma. According to the wife, this allowed Varma to have sex with her over a period of 15 years whenever her husband went out. The wife kept her mouth shut on the threat that her husband and she would lose their jobs if she said anything. The husband says that he knew nothing of the arrangement until about a year or so ago when he was fired, and his wife was fired, thereupon she confessed the arrangement to him and they went to the police. This is India we are talking about, so I nave no idea how plausible the scenario is within that culture. L