Also, because some of his lovers are most enthusiastic to spread his message of Love and Truth, they pressed Baba into giving interviews to reporters in the West and also in Bombay. All this publicity has created a mess, because the reporters misrepresented facts, which resulted in creating misunderstandings.
Knowing well the ways of reporters and their habit of giving a twist to facts to suit their interests, Baba prohibited all interviews before he landed in India. Thus, people could not know Baba's movements. You, too, had hinted regarding this when we met some time ago during my first visit to you. Baba enforced such restrictions, because he did not want people to be led further astray by misunderstandings created by the press.
Now, it so happened that Baba had to slacken the rigid restrictions he had imposed regarding publicity through the press, because of the following reasons:
(1) Soon after Baba's return from the West, his devotees pressed him to give them some latitude in circulating his schedule for the benefit of other lovers.
(2) Press reporters visited Baba and appealed to him for the release of information.
(3) There cropped up an urgent need for clarification, because some newspapers tried to drag Baba indirectly into politics after associating him and his talks with you and Dr. Ambedkar about your political movements.
(4) Also, there was the need to tell the public that the Meher Baba & Gandhi meetings and talks had nothing to do with a Master-disciple relationship; the talks were not based on this, nor did either of you mention a word of it during that time.
(5) That whatever talks you held were mostly of a spiritual nature.
(6) And to top it all, when we told Baba that you had hinted (at our last meeting), "Why don't the press report news of Baba these days?" Baba then gave the desired latitude to use the press as a means of reaching his lovers and feeding them with news by saying, "Do what you think is best. But see that you do not give a single word in the press concerning Gandhiji without letting him read it first." Thus, Baba gave us his sanction with strict instructions.
Accordingly, in the detailed report to be prepared for the press release, Baba's devotees thought it best to incorporate your visits to Baba and the talks that took place with certain clarifications, as well as reports on Baba's visit to the West.
