by Nara Narayan Prabhu: http://www.16108.com/DOM/ChronologyOfDOM.html
1. 1970 Srila Prabhupada creates the Direction of Management after SF Rathayatra
2. 1971 First GBC meeting takes place in New Vrindaban with 12 GBC’s present. (The Direction of Management is hailed by Rupanuga prabhu, as the “Constitution of Iskcon”)
3. 1972 A secret meeting was held in New York with many GBC members present. They “elected” an accountant (Atreya Rishi) to the GBC post, and created a plan to comepletely centralize Iskcon, (similar to how it is today). Srila Prabhupada was not even informed of this meeting and he was also not invited to this meeting. When he found out, he declared the meeting to be a conspiracy, dissolved the GBC, and stated that it was a great offense to Him to hold a secret meeting behind His back without His authority or permission; to overthrow a document that they had all signed into Iskcon Law in 1970. Clearly, the GBC of that time had no intention whatsoever to follow the orders of the DOM, or holding elections as prescribed in the DOM.
4. 1974 Spring of 1974 would have been the first GBC election following the formation of the GBC in 1971. The GBC made no move to hold elections. Later in 1974, Srila Prabhupada sent out a letter marked “TOPMOST URGENCY”. There were two main points in the letter, the first was followed impeccably by all temples, the second point concerning the DOM was disobeyed completely. (See the Attached letter from 1974)
Srila Prabhupada writes several letters referring to the DOM as the Consitutional Basis for Iskcon.
Srila Prabhupada states that he “reserves the right to nominate GBC during his lifetime”….(Elections not absolutely required at this time).
NOTE:
This explains why there were no elections during the time Srila Prabhupada was present….Even with this provision, (no doubt to protect the conspirators (who refused to hold elections) from further offense) elections should have been held no later than 1980, had any member left the “for good” GBC.
5. 1975 In 1975, Srila Prabhupada insists on the LA temple entering the DOM as part of the Non Profit documents filed with the state. (The DOM has since been deleted after that time).
6. 1977 Second GBC election would have been held in the Spring, Srila Prabhupada leaves his body in the Fall under strange circumstances. In May of 1977, Srila Prabhupada states that GBC should be replaced by election, presumably referring to his “TOPMOST URGENT” DOM order in the 1974 letter. Later in July, He appoints 11 men to initiate in His name.
7. 1980 The first date for elections absolutely required after Srila Prabhupada’s passing, as per terms of DOM and May 1977 directive. (Only to replace GBC members who had left the post for some reason or other….The rest were appointed “for good”.)
NO ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN HELD THEN OR SINCE. The DOM has been carefully secreted and hidden away, so that not even any temple presidents have seen it.
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