How much Rawat has to do with the running of TPRF is anyone's guess but the whole thing is very much 'not his style' and probably the TPRF Board operate with a relatively free hand (all of course are close to Rawat). My guess is that TPRF was someone's 'good idea' and now they are trying to make it work - I doubt that even Rawat would think he could make anything off the 'disaster fund'.

The one area that could see undue benefit going to insiders is if  the purchasing of food and materials was achieved via businesses in which Rawat or others had personal interests. Of course a major part of TPRF's reason to exist is to improve the public presentation of Rawat world and the 'charity gving' is part of that.

So, am I right in thinking that the charitable enterprises of TPRF so far amount to 1. Providing the premises and facilities only, for eye tests and treatment in needy areas 2. Giving out non-battery flashlights 3. a few tons of rice 4. Giving aid to Tsunami victims. ?

That's pretty much it to date. The exact arrangements for the eye tests are not clear - there have been two 'eye camps' that have operated at RVK in conjuction with major events, so the target population are Rawat's poorer followers - or else it's another way of encouraging people into RVK. TPRF did not work with any of the existing NGOs providing eye care in India.

The amazing thing is just how pathetic TPRF is turning out to be - it screwed up its public announcement of how much rice it donated - it couldn't decide whether it was 4.5 or 45 tonnes. The actual cost of even 45 tonnes (what a weird figure - why not a round fifty ?) is paltry and just looked embarrassing when compared to the cost of distributing the Press Release in which TPRF trumpted this great achievement. TPRF's own figures show that it spent $100,000s on setting up its web site,  and if anything TPRF's charitable activity is making Linda Pascotto more of a public figure than Rawat - who after all is famous for not supporting a philanthropic approach to social problems.

Even the most ardent premies must recognise that in 30 years not a single Rawat organisation has been anything other than inefficiently run and ineffective in its stated purpose. With that track record why on earth would anyone trust a Rawat organisation to get involved in health care or disaster relief ?