Sri Chinmoy statue controversy
The Sliema’s Sri Chinmoy Statue Controversy is the public discussion that started when the Sri Chinmoy Peace Movement monument was erected on the Sliema promenade with no or little consultation with the residents of the said town.
Events of the controversy
On January 14, 2016, a new statue of Sri Chinmoy was inaugurated in Sliema, Malta in the presence of local and international dignitaries[1]. However, some 732 people signed a petition demanding the removal of the statue on the basis of several allegations of fraud and sexual abuse of female followers levelled at Mr Chinmoy[2][3].
Opposition
The Sliema local council stated that it was led to believe the monument was for peace, not to celebrate a cult leader, and thought the project was approved or financed by the Maltese branch of UNESCO, which was denied by the UNESCO National Commission [4]. Though the monument was paid for by Chinmoy's devotees, the Chinmoy's disciples' run websites thanked Malta for offering the Statue. Sliema councillor Paul Radmilli says he was the sole dissenting voice against the Chinmoy statue.[5]
References
- ↑ "Malta 14 January: Sliema | The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run". www.peacerun.org.
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2004/05/23/ex-followers-rip-sleazy-sri/ EX-FOLLOWERS RIP ‘SLEAZY’ SRI
- ↑ http://archive.vn/IKLPI The eight public testimonies of sexual abuse by Sri Chinmoy
- ↑ "UNESCO National Commission was 'in no way involved' with the Sri Chinmoy statue project - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt.
- ↑ "Sliema councillor says he was sole dissenting voice against Chinmoy statue - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt.
External links
- Sliema council to consider fate of contentious Sri Chinmoy statue
- Statue to sleazy, dead cult leader Sri Chinmoy installed on Sliema front
- Representative of peace movement responsible for Chinmoy statue to return to Malta
- Sliema monument paid by Chinmoy's devotees
- Chinmoy – Sliema’s Statue Controversy
- Sliema Council asks authorities to clarify allegations
- Chinmoy’s huge Statue in Esjuberg – Iceland rejected
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