Dhanapathy explained, "We wanted only workers, not lovers. We selected only those who could spare their time and money for the work; otherwise, we would not be able to function. We do not care for others!"
Baba asked, "Dhanapathy, tell me clearly what you mean by 'we do not care for others'? I know you have not said this from the bottom of your heart or with any bad intent. Because you have new dentures, you stutter!"
Dhanapathy said, "No Baba, I didn't say it to injure anyone's feelings."
Baba asked Katta Subba Rao to stand up and express his heart openly in the presence of all. He angrily burst out, "I may not be a worker, but I am a Baba lover! I have devotion for Baba, and in my garden, I have built a temple where he sat. There, every Sunday people come to worship him, and I think I could have contributed something by being a member of the committee. I didn't even know when it was formed! They never asked me to join. I feel left out. I am dissatisfied with the way the Samiti group is operating and feel there is a lack of cooperation among Baba lovers."
Baba asked Ranga Rao, "What do you have to say to this?"
Ranga Rao refuted the charges, adding that there was something he wished to speak about with Baba afterwards in private.
A heated exchange of words between the members of the committee and Subba Rao ensued, whereupon Baba intervened: "I have been telling everyone that the heart of every lover of mine is my shrine and that he himself is the priest of the temple. What Katta says is true. He says he loves me but does not understand spirituality. He wants that he, his family and others should worship me. That is the way to love me. Others from Eluru and those connected with me are indifferent to his love for me. I will tell you one thing. It will solve all your difficulties. It applies to all — those from different places and to the committee members, too.
"Regarding the committee formed in Andhra for my work: first and foremost, let there be love for one another among the members. Only then should they speak to others about love, and at different places where there are Baba's lovers.