That evening, criticizing Ali before the other children, Baba remarked, "These days Ali is more attentive to his studies; he has forgotten me. He thinks only of his father and longs to be reunited with him."
Hearing these words, Ali lost control over himself; he felt his heart break and he began weeping. He started running about aimlessly. Baba directed Raosaheb to catch him and bring him back. Baba then held him in his arms, patted and kissed his head, consoling him. But Ali could not help himself and sobbed convulsively for several hours.
At last, Baba touched Ali's chest with his own head two or three times. Immediately, Ali became quiet and his restlessness subsided. He seemed to be asleep. After fifteen minutes, Baba instructed Raosaheb to try to rouse him, but Ali did not open his eyes or stir. When his eyelids were lifted, his pupils appeared lifeless. He was questioned but he did not respond. Baba himself shook him, but there was no response. Keeping his head on his heart, Baba tried to listen to his heartbeats.
Sometime later, on a sign from Baba, Raosaheb asked Ali, "How do you feel?"
Ali replied in a barely audible whisper, as if speaking from far, far away, " Khush [Happy]."
Raosaheb asked, "What do you see?"
"Baba!" he replied.
"Where?"
"Everywhere!"
Baba had him taken to the hospital where one of the men was told to look after him. That night Baba remained sitting in the upper portion of his room until about two in the morning, and frequently asked about Ali.
As mentioned, Baba selected about 20 boys and kept them with him in his cabin throughout the day. To others, strict orders were given to go to school and attend to all functions punctually, adhering to the timetable on penalty of being sent away.
Padri made every possible arrangement to keep Ali comfortable in the hospital. The next day, 30 January 1928, Ali began moving about, but his condition was far from normal and his eyes were vacant.
Raosaheb asked Baba why he showed apparent partiality in the bestowing of his grace on Chhota Baba and Rajaram. Baba replied:
In the case of Rajaram, he tried on his own and got it [divine sight] himself. He tried very, very hard and most sincerely, too, and got it. I myself have not given anything. Actually, it is his destiny, and I cannot interfere . In cases where I myself have personally given something [such as Chhota Baba], when I cannot interfere for a certain reason, how can I interfere in this case where all efforts were his own?