Jon,In order for the 'world' to take Rawat seriously he has to account for his own actions, instead of ignoring or attacking his critics, or blatantly lying about his past. The problem he has is that his bumbling attempts to deal with his critics means that any genuine show of sincerity from him at this time, although required, is too late for him to establish any ligitimacy as a teacher of meditation.
BTW, no premie, especially you, has ever got close to arguing an ex-premie into 'checkmate'. You either run, ignore the question, or lie. Like my post to you above about Rawat still engaging in activities that in the past so clearly defined him as a cult leader.
John.