Theos-Talk Archives (November 2008 Message tt00205)

> Issues like this is going to leave a bad taste with the Indian
Membership
> and they are going to remember it. What I am afraid is, any future
candidate
> from this continent will be tainted by association in the minds of
Indian
> Membership. In elections, things like this have very long time
consequences.
> 
> mkr

The proposal of disenfranchisement was sent by John Algeo,
ex-president of American Section. Kim Dieu, head of European
Association, Betty Bland, current President of American Section. 
It appears that they lost much of their credibility around the world.
And it will be difficult for these sections to gain credibility again.
It is not that they lost credibility only in India, they  have lost
credibility around the world  among Theosophical members. It is not
just the credibility of these leaders that is damaged, but because
they are elected by certain sections, the credibility of sections is
also lost to some extent. 
Any future President of TS will think many times before selecting
American member as Vice-President.

Anand Gholap