When a person behaves as Krishnaji does, imitating Baba's silence, and when he uses a board to tell all that he was directly under Meher Baba's guidance, this is the height of hypocrisy. Baba has never told Krishnaji anything other than that he should not dupe people by assuming the role of a pseudo-saint (as he had confessed to Baba that he had been doing before he met Baba), but should above all be honest and lead a pure life of humility and love for Baba.
In short, bring home to this trickster that he is free to lead any life he wants to, but he should stop taking Meher Baba's name in vain, and stop immediately trading in Baba's name.
The culmination of the whole affair occurred at 9:00 P.M. on 10 March 1964, when Kumar went to see Krishnaji. Kumar locked the door to the room where they met and proceeded to give Krishnaji several sound slaps, asking him why he was behaving so dishonestly. Krishnaji's "followers" forced the door opened, and Kumar gave their so-called guru two or three more slaps in their presence — while Krishnaji raged.
After the incident with Kumar, Krishnaji issued a circular about it, denouncing Kumar and defending himself. In response, in April 1964, Adi issued one of his own, giving the true picture of the facts. Kumar was even thinking of taking Krishnaji to court for libel.
Later that year when Kumar met Baba at Meherazad, Baba asked him, "Why did you go and beat Krishnaji? Now look at all these complications, so many circulars, letters! It is a mess!"
Kumar pointed to the board in mandali hall on which was written (in Marathi) Tukaram's couplet to the effect that it is no sin to thrash a hypocritical false saint. Kumar said, "Here in your own darbar [court] you keep such a sign. I was merely following its advice!" Baba smiled faintly, but instructed Kumar to dismiss the idea of taking Krishnaji to court.
On Wednesday, 1 April 1964, at 7:30 A.M., Baba left Meherazad for Poona with both the men and women mandali. On the way, Baba (in Adi's car with Eruch, Bhau, Pendu and Francis) first visited the home of Lata Limaye (at T-3 James Road) in Ahmednagar. Lata sang a ghazal and Baba's arti, and Baba's photo was taken by Panday's son. Chhagan was also present. Two other Baba lovers, Raghunath and Janki Patwardhan, lived next door and requested Baba to visit their home as well, which he did. From there Baba went to Khushru Quarters, where almost 100 Ahmednagar lovers had collected. Prem Khilnani was residing in Khushru Quarters with his wife and sons, as were Rama, Sheela and Mehernath Kalchuri. Khilnani's sons, Vinod and Raj, had made a Baba-center in a room, and Mehernath had done the same in another room. Baba first went to the Kalchuris' residence, where he cut a ribbon strung across the door of Mehernath's one-room center.
Baba went inside it, sat down and asked Mehernath, "How many members does your center have?"
Rama interjected, explaining to Baba that Mehernath did not allow anyone else to enter that room.