4 March 2010, Eambalam Aadheenam, Pondicherry - 5th Life
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Attack on His Divine Holiness
Driving in from Hosur, the Sanyasis were hoping that the Eambalam aadheenam which was not yet open to the public, which was a very meagre place, would be secure for at least a short time. But this turned out to be untrue.
Not long after the fabricated video was circulated, on March 3rd, angry mobs came to the Eambalam Aadheenam and threw stones inside, used extremely abusive language. The police arrived and told the residents to close down the aadheenam and leave.
Mercenary Mob At the gates
The Sanyasis drove in with His Divine Holiness at around 6 pm and locked the gates behind them. They barely settled in the thatched roof structure which was there at that time. At around 8.30 pm, a furious group of assassins tried to enter through the main gate, banged on the locked gate to open.
Panic hits the Sanyasis
They quickly sprung into action, gathered their items, loaded the vehicle, seated His Divine Holiness in the back seat amidst two Sanyasis and started the car engine. Meanwhile, they instructed the resident Sanyasi to open the main gates.
No Exit is a safe exit
The Sanyasis waited for the main gates to opened, because if they exited through the side entrance before the attackers entered through the main gate, then the attackers would have seen the Sanyasis at the side entrance exit pathway that merged with the main entrance. So they waited, and once the main gates were opened and the attackers entered, the Sanyasis sped away through the side entrance. It was a risk they had to take to avoid being confronted by the attackers outside.
Attackers Chase the car
The attackers saw the car speeding away and tried to run back outside to stop them, but the car carrying His Divine Holiness had sped away. They became furious that they has so easily been duped. They could not tolerate that they had missed so narrowly. They showed their entire fury in setting fire to the thatched-roof structure which His Divine Holiness had just left.
Vengeance of the assassin mob - everything is set on Fire
Wreaked with vengeance, they tore the huge billboards carrying His portrait and burnt them. By defacing Him, they sent out the clear message that they were out to destroy Him wherever He might be.
The media frenzy was kept alive by telecasting the fabricated video nonstop for weeks. His Divine Holiness had to flee from South India to the North.