Hindu Extremist Militants turn Aadheenam into “a
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concentration camp of the 21st Century”
March 2010, all bank accounts of the organization were frozen. The State-Police-Mafia nexus had cut off all the basic needs of the organization to sustain itself. In such a situation, the people in the monastery decided to grow their own agricultural farm to be able to sustain themselves; they would drink water from the rain that would otherwise accumulate under the earth.
Illegal freezing of bank accounts
Without the proper documents, bank accounts of His Divine Holiness’ charitable trusts were illegally frozen by the appropriate State authority.
Mafia forced residents to starvation to drive them out of the monastery
No money was allowed to be withdrawn, making the main source of food and basic amenities for the residents of the adheenam a huge struggle. When asked, the bank authorities said that upon receiving a letter from the Criminal Investigation Department, they had frozen the accounts. However, they did not cite any court document. To save money, the residents of the aadheenam began rationing food out.
Monks decided to meet their own needs, they starting farming and rain water
harvesting
The residents decided to grow their own agricultural farm to be able to sustain themselves. They started ‘rain water harvesting’ to meet their needs.