| October 16, 2025
As part of the preparations for the Centenary Celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Mr RJ Rathnakar, Managing Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, along with Ms Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), met the Hon’ble President of Bharat, Ms Droupadi Murmu ji, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi and extended a formal invitation to participate in the forthcoming birthday celebrations.
The Hon’ble President graciously accepted the invitation and expressed her joy that the Centenary Celebrations of Bhagawan are being organised on such a grand scale. She praised the noble ideals of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and appreciated the selfless service activities inspired by His teachings.
The Hon’ble President commended the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust for its remarkable humanitarian initiatives, particularly highlighting the free, state-of-the-art healthcare, educare & sociocare provided by the Sri Sathya Sai Institutes.
She also lauded the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, India, for their tireless and loving service to humanity across the nation, upholding the values of love, compassion, and selflessness that Bhagawan exemplified.
She fondly recalled that a large number of followers of Sri Sathya Sai Baba hail from Odisha and are actively engaged in various service initiatives under the banner of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Odisha.
