Prem Rawat in the Media

As part of his attempts to promote a public image of himself as a respected and renowned internation teacher and philanthropist Prem Rawat has used the full gamut of techniques available to a wealthy person of dubious reputation.

He has had staff whose role has been to solicit "Keys to the City" and other "honours" from around the US and internationally. A partial list of these is available at his Foundation's web site. Since 2004 he has had followers mounting an organised, well-funded campaign to "build the public's appreciation for Maharaji as a leading voice for peace". Rawat has proclaimed his mission to bring World Peace since his arrival in the West but his method is as useless as it is simple: Everyone should worship him and practice his Knowledge and that will bring world peace.

In recent years, a steady stream of Press Releases have been issued by his Press Relations team, none of which have ever been taken up by the mainstream press, let alone by quality newspapers of renown such as the New York Times or the London Times which haven't considered him worthy of mention since the days in which they debunked his claims to divinity and bringing "Peace to the World".

One of the methods he uses to try to establish his role as a voice for peace is to hire halls at major universities, make a speech there to his followers and then advertise the speech as, for example, Prem Rawat address distinguished audience at Oxford University or Maharaji at Griffith University. They've also hired halls at The Australian Parliament House and ones used by various small United Nations' Associations where for a relatively small cost, Prem Rawat can have his name linked to worthy causes. In 2007 the Prem Rawat Foundation donated £25,000 so that Prem Rawat aka Maharaji could give a speech at the London Lord Mayor's Annual Appeal dinner.

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