Indian Skeptic January 1994, vol. 6, nr 9, p. 1-3

 

DECCAN HERALD, 7.6.1991

Sai Baba blesses city hospital

By our staff reporter

 

BANGALORE, June 6. – Mallya Apollo Hospital, a high-tech medical facility, co-sponsored by the UB Group, will be inaugurated this month end in the city.  The hospital, a Rs. 55 crore project with latest medical equipment is one of the four hospitals of Apollo Group, Madras.

 

Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba today visited and blessed the Mallya Apollo Hospital. Chief Minister S. Bangarappa inaugurated the blessing ceremony by lighting a lamp.  In his address, the Baba regretted that the four temples – hospital, school, kitchen and temple – had been degenerating into commercial centres. He urged the hospital authorities to make its services available not only to the rich but also provide free medical care to the down trodden.

 

Mr. Pratap Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Institution, said that the hospital would initially have 150 beds and there was a plan to increase it to 500 beds.

 

On the cover of Indian Skeptic is the photograph of Sathya Sai Baba blessing the Mallya Apollo Hospital (picture & article taken from DECCAN HERALD, 7.6.1991). Vijay Mallya, the Liquor King is the owner of United Breweries. Unless he was in the inner circle of Sai Baba Gang, Sai Baba would not have attended the inauguration of the Hospital. Though the Hospital was started in collaboration with Dr. Pratap Reddy, the Founder of Apollo Group of Hospitals, through the influence of Sai Baba, Vijay Mallya could get control of the Hospital.

 

To know the connections between the Liquor King and Sai Baba we have to go to 1985 and scan the newspapers. We are just giving the titles of the newspapers wherein Vijay Mallya and others were raided and how Sai Baba influence helped him to come out of the charges unscathed.

 

Newspaper                Date                Title of news

TIMES OF INDIA       14.7.85           Tax sleuths raid office of op tycoons

INDIAN EXPRESS   9.1.86             Mallay charged with Fera violations

DECCAN HERALD  9.7.86             Case against Mally, 6 others

   Do.                           10.7.86           Mallya case: Records reveal ‘secret’ deals

   Do.                           23.7.86           Mallya appears before the court

TIMES OF INDIA       20.9.86           Anticipatory bail for Chabria

DECCAN HERALD  1.11.86           Mallya appears in court

DECCAN HERALD  12.11.86         Industrialist’s plea rejected

   Do.                           19.12.86         It seizures from brewery firm

DECCAN HERALD  20.1.87           Fera case Mallya to apologise

THE HINDU               20.1.87           Mallya willing to apologise for any Fera violations

DECCAN HERALD  24.1.87           Mallya for adjudication in Fera case

   Do.                           30.4.87           Move to withdraw prosecution against Mally, 8 others

   Do.                           3.11.93           Vijay Mallya signs tie-up for producing IMFL

 

The above news clipping prove Vijay Mallya escaped the FERA Net with the influence of Sai Baba, and Sai Baba is the God Father.