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San Jose, CA: Former President of TANA Prabhakar Choudary Kakarala still claims – “I am the President of TANA.” This claim is false.
Mr. Kakarala also claims that: “According to legal experts, a Board in a non-profit organization doesn’t have a right to remove a President who was directly elected by the members.” That is NOT the law of Maryland. The bottom line is that Mr. Kakarala was lawfully removed from his post on September 25, 2008 in accordance with Maryland law.
His press release showcases why TANA’s Governing Board was forced to remove him in the first place; namely his utter disregard for rules, the democratic processes and elected organizational structures.
Mr. Kakarala claims that: “Due to Hurricane Ike, the area where I live was totally devastated, more than five million people lost power and communication systems failed. This unethical Board took this action during the time of my absence.” What Mr. Kakarala does NOT tell you is that the TANA Governing Board meets by telephone conference, that the Governing Board took the unusual step of having the notice of the meeting personally delivered to him by a process server in the State of Texas. He also does not tell you that when the process server asked him if he was “Bob Kakarala” he DENIED being who he was. Apparently, he was unaware that the process server confirmed his identity through his photograph on the TANA web site. Also, according to the process server, she handed the notice of the meeting to Mr. Kakarala personally, in his office, which had both electrical power and telephone service.
While we are certainly sympathetic toward any losses which Mr. Kakarala and his family may have suffered, it is quite clear that Mr. Kakarala has been very active with e-mail and telephone communications since being notified of the meeting. Most significantly, he left out of his posting that after receiving the notice; Mr. Kakarala sent the Governing Board an email in which he informed them that he had decided not to participate. The Governing Board elected to proceed after it was clear that Mr. Kakarala had proper notice and could have participated if he had so chosen.
TANA appreciates your continued support as it continues its mission to perpetuate, integrate, and assimilate the cultural heritage of the Telugu-speaking people of the North American continent into the mainstream of the cultural heritage of North America.
Jayaram Komati
TANA (Interim) President
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408-406-8057