Letter by New Vrindaban Community Member

From: Taran Singh <taransing@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: New Vrindaban Management and untimely death of Venkatachalapathi Prabhu

Hare Krsna. Please accept my humble obesances. AGTSP. I've been living in New Vrindavan for 19 yrs and served in the temple on many levels. We were very excited to have Jaya Krsna das as President in the hopes that great things would come. But as of today NV has turned into a business where devotees are treated as employees. Community is no longer happy in the direction we are heading. The majority of us only seek to build a stronger Krsna conscious community. A better spiritual atmosphere and we don't think that Jaya Krsna is best suited for that and is not raking us in that direction any more. The business direction NV has taken has now put stress on devotees.

Our outrage in the death of Venkat Prabhu is not that we dont believe he has done something where discipline was needed. But more so what was said to him that he took his own life. What could a group of devotees who are suppose to be compassionate , humble,  forgiving possibly say to someone that they take their own life. 

We are simple asking for the GBC at large to look into our concerns.Please don't wait for another incident as Venkat before it gets the attention we now seek.  Thank you. Hare Krsna. 

                                                 YS

                                               Tattvadarsana Dasa.