When was sathya sai baba supposed to die

Many devotees considered him a living god, and credited him with mystical powers including the ability to conjure objects out of the air. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described his death as an "irreparable loss". His organisation has financed health and education projects, among them hospitals and clinics that claim to cure illnesses beyond the capabilities of mainstream medicine.

He was accused of faking some of the so-called miracles attributed to him and some former followers accused him of sexually abusing young male followers. The allegations were denied and he was never charged with any offence. Now that is very neutral medical terminology, but what caused this breathing and heart failure? Twitter played a major role to put views and news on Sai Baba allowing people either to mourn or being critical of the dead godman. While the tweets are in abundance, Firstpost loved some of them.

Sunil Saxena from Noida tweeted about the headlines by newspapers reporting on Baba's death. What a fantastic human being!

What a great life He has lead! Show Full Article. Email Article Print Article. Interested in blogging for thehansindia. We will be happy to have you on board as a blogger. Write for HANS. His later years were dogged by allegations of sexual abuse. The government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where Sai Baba was born, declared four days of mourning. Hundreds of police were deployed in his hometown of Puttaparthi, to maintain order among the thousands of devotees who had gathered over recent days.

In the city of Bangalore, followers walked through the streets carrying portraits of the dead spiritual leader and chanting "Baba is not with us physically.

But he remains with us forever. In Delhi, worshippers gathered to pray at temples across the city. Many refused to accept that the guru was dead.

Wait 48 hours. He will be back," Vandana Bhalla, a year-old housewife in the Indian capital's middle-class Ashok Vihar neighbourhood told the Guardian. Among Sai Baba's estimated six million followers are hundreds of top Indian politicians, industrialists, tycoons, Bollywood stars and sportsmen such as cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.