It's a great theory, though it's hard to confirm of course. It reminds me of hypotheses by historians who study famous enigmas like Alexander, Napolean and Hitler which attempt to figure out what made them act the way they did. Brilliant actually! I think such theories are often true on at least some level even if they are not completely accurate. What I really like about it is that it works so well. It take into account all of the strange behavioural abberations of Rawat up until 1983. I can't wait for part two of your theory, the time after 1983, but I guess that is after you left anyway. My theory is that after 1983 he did some kind of soul searching, if you can call it that, and from out of that came the image makeover. Rawat does have his Hallmark/poolhall-style cleverness about him I must admit. Trite euphemisms mixed in with bawdy humour and a good sense of timing. I don't think it makes him brilliant, I know lots of people with similar talents, but I don't think he is just a puppet or idiot either. It isn't a compliment for that matter though, because it makes him all the more culpable for his manipulation.
