to‘Leave a Legacy’ Behind! Prepared by: Meher Lanka along with Sudhakar Borra, Anand Akkineni and many respectable Past Presidents, Past Executive Committee Members, Emory University Donors, Sponsors & Senior TAMA Life Members with your unfailing support. 12 November, 2013 th TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 2 Rebuttal to TAMA Newsletter.......................................................................... 3 TAMA Newsletter .............................................................................................. 7 Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 th October, 2013 ..................................... 9 Anand Akkineni on 23 rd Oct., 2013 ............................................................... 12 Meher Lanka on 31st Oct., 2013 .................................................................... 13 Sudhakar Borra on 31 Oct., 2013 ................................................................. 17 Chand Akkineni on Amendments, 31st Oct., 2013 ..................................... 19 Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 th October, 2013 ................................... 20 Dr. Tekmal Rajeshwar Rao on 5 th Nov., 2013 ............................................. 23 Dr. Krishna Mohan on 5th Nov., 2013 ........................................................... 24 Gopalakrishna Paruchuri on 6 th Nov., 2013 ................................................ 25 Sheela Lingam on 6th Nov., 2013 .................................................................. 26 Sudhakar Borra on 6th Nov., 2013 ................................................................ 27 Maitreyi Gangaraju on 9th Nov., 2013 ........................................................... 28 Minutes of the Meeting held on 10th Nov., 2013 ........................................ 29 Dr. Raju Vanapalli on 10th Nov., 2013 ......................................................... 30 Ram Gangaraju on 11th Nov., 2013 ............................................................. 31 Gopi Koganti on 11th Nov., 2013.................................................................. 34 Chand Akkineni on 11 th Nov., 2013 .............................................................. 35 Dr. Sujatha Reddy on 13 th Nov., 2013 .......................................................... 36 Sobhan Babu Atluri on 15 th Nov., 2013 ....................................................... 37 Epilogue ........................................................................................................... 38 Page 1 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 1. Executive Summary Dear friends and fellow TAMA Members, In response to the embellished ‘truth’ allegations, please read the real story. They want to leave a legacy behind and have their eyes on the TAMA Cash Deposits. To take no more than a minute of your attention, we prepared an Executive Summary. The authors and supporters of the Spam Newsletter you received are self-serving members of the TAMA Board and TAMA Executive Committee and TAMA They want to create a new Tier of TAMA Leadership – Board of Trustees - to gain control of TAMA funds They want to create a legacy for the future by buying a foreclosed property for an official building for TAMA and using funds from CD’s saved and protected for over 15 years by 33 past Presidents We blew the whistle and you saw the first step of their ‘wrath’ Even ‘The Truth’ stated in the newsletter is riddled with falsified facts They have blatantly misused their authority to use TAMA mailing lists for personal attacks on whistle blowers We look forward to your continued support to SAVE TAMA from unscrupulous, selfserving ‘leaders’ Thank you! Meher Lanka along with Sudhakar Borra, Anand Akkineni and many respectable Past Presidents, Past Executive Committee Members, Emory University Donors, Sponsors & Senior TAMA Life Members. We now would like to urge you to please read the rest of the document as you find time, to get a clear insight into the grandiose plans. Page 2 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 2. Rebuttal to TAMA Newsletter Thank you for taking your personal time to apprise yourself of the discrete ongoing activities in TAMA. Please read on. HIGH LEVEL DETAILS: The message below you all received was sent by Self-serving Board Members. They could not just handle nor tolerate the moments of truth, when a few honest and sincere Board Members braved and challenged them. With great integrity the 3 named Board members stood up for you and blew the whistle on the unscrupulous schemes being designed right behind your very backs. They seem to have planning to break the Cash Deposits and use the money saved over 33 years for purchasing a Bank foreclosed property for TAMA. You are all aware, this cannot be done without your express approval. However, they wanted to pull a fast one on you. The authors of the message, professing to be caring for you, are lying through their teeth, right under your noses, and misusing the official media channels of communications for personal vendetta, and spam your mailbox. To make others aware, we shared the meeting minutes of the 16 th October informal meeting with just the past TAMA Presidents. Lo and behold, it triggered the misuse of the TAMA Newsletter channel to slander the three whistle blowers. But hang on, we will not deter from our goal, and will persevere to champion your cause. We will always hold our heads high to serve you with complete honestly, transparency and integrity without any compromise. Many of such meetings were clandestinely being held without notice, without adequate notice to Board members, during work days, or late nights and weekends and mandated to be an in-person meeting. No conference calling numbers were shared deliberately, to eliminate participation. Meeting dates and times were selected to have schedule conflicts with other published Board/ HTA Trustee meetings. No one ever knew how many such meetings were held and when, what was discussed at these meetings, as there were no minutes shared/ published on web site. Surprisingly, for this meeting, a Past President as a special invitee, to advise and help develop/ re-write existing bylaws, to allow them the ability to do what they want. When they blundered and sent the minutes, you have them, to read. Right in the body of this message are some misleading statements. Intro Section: 1. We shared only what was just enough to raise heads. That is not withholding any information. We embellished nothing. 2. Clandestine meetings were held multiple times a week, without adequate notice to Board members (a few hours ahead), during work days, or late nights and weekends and mandated to be an in-person meeting. Some were unannounced. They insisted on inPage 3 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind person meetings. No conference calling numbers were shared deliberately, to eliminate participation. Meeting dates and times were selected to have schedule conflicts with other published Board/ HTA Trustee meetings. No minutes shared/ published on web site. To say the least, it was utter chaos and unprofessional. There is no formal count of how many such meetings were ever held. It is completely unreasonable to expect anyone doing a real job to attend these meetings. This is a not-for-profit organization, and does not require so many meetings. People just hang around and waste everyone’s time. What can be accomplished in a 10 minute phone call becomes an in-person meeting and takes 4 hours. 3. Some of the ridiculous comments are real cheap shots. We’ll ignore them for the moment, so as to stay focused. Truth Section: 1. Need for the Building: a. b. Mana Badi – agree, this is in progress and beneficial to the community. Sahiti Sadassu – agree, this is in progress, but we held just one this past year, and if you did not attend the event, the venue was NOT the TAMA office building. Business Networking Seminars – I was a key member of this Committee. Six meetings were organized. Only one seminar was held at the TAMA office. We had to use other facilities including Public Libraries, and restaurants. Library - Except for books received from a handful of donors, books from most donors were discards. None have been catalogued, not a single book has been lent, and no one has cared. Clinic – Great cause, but it closed about 3-4 months after opening! There has been no activity since August 2012. And no one even cared to inform you that it was closed. Even in this message they are withholding information and are not telling anyone about the closure. Similar activities – What similar activities are planned is known only to a few, and is your best guess. The space was also used by one Board of Director to hold periodic meetings of an organization he leads which is not a part of TAMA. TAMA should have charged them for such use. This is misuse of authority and causing a financial loss to TAMA – such variances should have had prior GBM approval. Revenues to be generated by renting a hall for smaller personal events like birthdays, educational academies, etc., a very primitive and fluid stage – is like a kid telling us, and promising a great financial future by renting space…, you decide. c. d. e. f. g. Page 4 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind h. i. When the idea takes a shape and is documented, we will share it with community and hold a workshop – We need to see when this will occur. Brainstorming Fund Raising Ideas – From the attached message exchanges it is clear that the intellectuals have decided their game plan, and are stalling by saying that they are still brainstorming. They have done this for months, pretend to hear opinions but go their own way. TAMA leased office space (May 2012), has benefited : Please share the planned vs realized cost benefits to date. TAMA has raised around $150,000.00 pledges in June 2013, within three weeks' time – Every respectable and knowledgeable TAMA member knows far too well to be hoodwinked by this statement. A pledge has less than a 20% realization. What is the actual amount we received is still not published. More such events will be held to raise more funds – Enough! We have collectively raised hundreds of thousands of $, and each event has become nothing but a self-aggrandization and self-promotional event. Do we need to fund and support more of these? j. k. l. In Summary Section: 1. 2. No decisions have been taken: This is true, as we put them on check by blowing the whistle! No information has been withheld or concealed: Not true. You have seen above examples where information has been withheld. Meeting minutes were never shared published for years. Did you see any minutes posted on the TAMA web site? Self-serving Board Members, 'Truth’: Not true. You would be so glad we blew the whistle and included you in our communications. Intent of misusing positions, funds or responsibilities assigned to us: Request you to please read on and, decide. At a 3 hour meeting on 11/10/2013, it was demanded that I apologize for my communication to the community and send a retraction. On emphasizing that everything articulated in the message was true to the best of my knowledge and on declining to retract my message, the newsletter was what you received. You will clearly realize and note, this is a blatant misuse of authority by the TAMA President, TAMA Treasurer, TAMA Board Secretary and TAMA Board Chairman, and others aspiring to become Treasurer and other key positions within newly (and yet to be) formed TAMA group – the Board of Trustees, to collude to use the email media for personal attacks on individuals. Page 5 3. 4. Additional facts: TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind Here is the intent. 1. 2. 3. Audit of previous years financials are planned to be given to an external auditor, at a cost. My volunteering and offer to help review for one year, to save costs, was not agreed to. There is a move to create legislation by means of bylaws to censor communications by TAMA EC and Board members, to the outside world about meetings proceedings. That we are a non-profit cultural organization is long forgotten. It is our right to receive the meeting minutes in a timely manner. The recent meeting invitations sent, stated, “Open to all”, but was sent only to a select few. They were termed by the Chairperson, on 11/10/2013, as their “well-wishers”. If you were not invited to any of these meetings, you are not their well-wisher! Surprised? FACTS VS FICTION: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Financial Audits were never performed nor published on the web site for the years 2011, 2012 and we have to watch out for 2013. The much publicized and less used TAMA Clinic has remained closed since August 2012 - for over 14 months! One Board Member used the TAMA facilities for holding his own organizations meetings There is no business case to have a TAMA office just for Mana Badi, it can be held anywhere. There is no urgent and compelling need to have a TAMA office as urgently as expressed. You now probably have enough information to imagine and decide for yourselves, regarding their intent of misusing positions, funds or responsibilities. Thanking you once again for your time, Yours Sincerely, Meher Lanka along with Sudhakar Borra, Anand Akkineni and many of the respectable Past Presidents, Past Executive Committee Members, Emory University Donors, Sponsors & Senior TAMA Life Members. Page 6 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 3. TAMA Newsletter From: Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) [mailto:
[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 12:47 PM To:
[email protected];
[email protected] Subject: Clarification regarding false information spread by a few disgruntled Directors of TAMA Greetings Board of Directors and Executive Committee of TAMA would like to alert Telugu Community about recent email messages initiated by three Directors of the Board Anand Akkineni, Meher Lanka and Sudhakar Borra. The message in these emails does not contain facts and truth. Some information was withheld in these emails while some other information, not known to TAMA Board and EC, has been added. These three directors have attended very few meetings. They do not read the agenda fully nor comprehend the minutes of the meetings in good faith. They end up making their own opinions in isolation. These days, it is very unfortunate that anyone who knows typing can write whatever he or she 'imagines'. The Truth: TAMA Officers have initiated a discussion about having its own office building to facilitate regular events like Mana Badi, Sahiti Sadassu, Business Networking Seminars, etc., run a Library, Clinic and use it for similar activities. Revenues to be generated by renting a hall for smaller personal events like birthdays, educational academies, etc.. This idea is in a very primitive and fluid stage. When the idea takes a shape and is documented, we will share it with community and hold a workshop. Ideas to raise funds are being brainstormed. Please stay tuned for further information via Newsletters like this. As you already know, TAMA has leased an office space in Alpharetta during May 2012. Since then we have benefited a lot from its use. Also you will be glad to know that, during June, this year, TAMA has raised around $150,000.00 pledges in a record three weeks' time towards Long Term Projects including having a possible building. More such events will be held to raise more funds. Page 7 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind In Summary: No decisions have been taken nor any information has been withheld or concealed. We have minutes of all Board meetings and will be published on TAMA website shortly. If you have received any email or have been given any information, which is different from the above 'The Truth', we request you to ignore such misinformation. We have no intention of misusing positions, funds or responsibilities assigned to us. TAMA Board of Directors and Executive Committee If you have any questions, please write to
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[email protected] | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) | 5490 McGinnis Ferry Rd Ste 217 | Alpharetta | GA | 30005 Page 8 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 4. Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 th October, 2013 From: Ram Maddi - Board Secretary TAMA [mailto:
[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 2:40 PM To: TAMA Board; TAMA EC; TAMA Board; TAMA EC Subject: TAMA - Minutes of the 10/16 meeting to discuss the items proposed in the GBM... Location: TAMA Office. Attendees (15): Board of Directors (3): Srini Lavu, Ram Maddi, Viju Chiluveru Executive Committee (4): Venkat Messala , Mahesh Pawar , Sandhya Yallapragada, Other Members (8): Ranakumar Nadella, Vijay Kothapalli Rajesh Jampala, Nagesh Doddaka, Devanand Kondur, Sudhakar Vallurpalli, Gowtham Gurram, Anjaiah Chowdary, Anil Yellamanchili. I have cc'ed TAMA EC also on this email so that they will be in the loop on these items. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING: * The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss the items being proposed in the upcoming GBM and gather feedback from the TAMA Board and other TAMA wellwishers and experts in this area. * Mr.Ranakumar briefly explained the process involved in making changes to the by-laws and the various steps involved in order to achieve the same: - Brief write-up of the proposed changes (Viju garu is working on this). - TAMA Board or TAMA EC approval of the proposed changes. - Sending an invitation to the TAMA members with the agenda items with a brief description of each of these items. This invitation needs to be sent out 30 days prior to the meeting date. - The 2nd meeting date for the GBM can also be sent out along with the 1st meeting invitation, in case the 1st GBM does not get the necessary quorum. * The first item of discussion was for the creation of a new entity called 'Board of Trustees' (BOT) consisting of members who can become members after fulfilling a financial contribution of a set dollar amount towards TAMA Long Term Projects (specifically towards the TAMA building project). * Lavu explained in detail about the need to create a separate entity in order to maintain continuity which may not possible when working within the EC and/or Board due to their term limitations. Page 9 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind * The BOT structure will have their own Chairman/Secretary/Treasurer for a termduration who will be elected among it's trustee members. The BOD Chairman & and EC President could be part of the BOT and attend their meetings as well. * There was a discussion on what the fulfillment amount should be? - There were several cases made by Goutham Gurram to set this amount as $5,000/- in order to gather more people. At the same time there were several members who made the case to set this amount as $10,000/* Lavu/Mahesh explained that there are already ~16 people who have committed to $5,000/- towards TLTP during the Keeravani concert time and having this amount set as $5,000/- will automatically mean that all these folks are now members of the BOT without any further donations. * On the other hand, if this amount were to set as $10,000/-, these folks could be approached for upgrading to the BOT-level which many of them would be more than happy to do so. I believe at the end of this discussion, a lot more folks were leaning towards the $10.000/- amount as it made more sense due to the above reasons. * There was another discussion point about the duration that can be giving for folks to complete this pledge amount - Several suggestions were received to set this duration between 2-5 years with many of the members leaning towards 5 years. * A couple of members present in this meeting (namely Sudhakar Vallurpalli & Devanand Kondur) have pledged to become BOT members if they were given a 5-year pledge period, which is a very positive sign. * A suggestion was given that there was should an "Honorary Trustee" position created an offered to a distinguished TAMA life-member to serve on the BOT for either a oneyear or a two-year term. This will give a good impression about inclusion of the TAMA members also in this body along with their constructive ideas. * The other discussion point was the process to utilize the funds in the TAMA CDs towards the purchase/down-payment for the TAMA building. Ram read the passage from the TAMA by-laws describing the same - Even though the by-laws doesn't explicitly mention that such usage would need GBM approval, a general consensus was given that we should propose this in the GBM and get the approval to avoid any future issues. * Also, since the time-line of the CDs usage is subject to a lot of other dependencies being completed first: formation of the BOT, budgeting, planning, scouting and then finally buying the TAMA building property - It was suggested that the GBM proposal would be a blanket one stating that the "BOT can utilize the funds in the CDs when the time goes towards purchasing the TAMA building". This will then avoid having to go to another GBM in case everything is ready to go sometime early/mid next year. * The CDs currently hold 200K and the TLTP pledges for this 2013/2014 are around 100K which brings the total seed-money to ~300K. The rest of the monies will have to be Page 10 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind raised by another fund-raiser next year or by soliciting interest-free loans from the community or through a bank loan. * The next item for discussion was the creation of a new "Treasurer" position in the "Board of Directors" (BOD) structure to handle all the financial/auditing functions that are currently shouldered on the Board. Everyone agreed that this was a good idea. * A new topic has been raised by a few attendees to create a post called "President (Elect)" in-place of the existing "Vice-President" position in the "Executive Committee" structure. This means that there could be an election for the "President (Elect)" position but once they are elected they can move on to serve as the "President" the next year without going through the election process. * This will ensure the continuity of the position for two-years plus also give an opportunity for the PE to learn the job under the President for a year. * The criteria for running for the PE position has been suggested as having served previously as an officer in either EC and/or Board for a period of 2 years during the lifetime of that individual. This will ensure that the person contesting for the PE position has TAMA's interest in mind and also has done a little of ground-work for TAMA before trying to become the President. * Creation of the PE position would then eliminate the election for the President position. The idea of converting the VP into PE also has been received positively by all the attendees. Thanks, Ram Maddi TAMA - Board Secretary. Page 11 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 5. Anand Akkineni on 23rd Oct., 2013 From: Anand Akkineni [mailto:
[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 11:16 AM To: Chand Akkineni; Sunil Sandeep Reddy Katepalli;
[email protected]; jaganmohan; Jairam Madireddy; bala indurti;
[email protected]; Sri Devi Dadithota;
[email protected]; Sujatha Prasad; Ravi Sarma;
[email protected]; syam yellamraju; komanduru murthy; ravinder gondhi;
[email protected]; Ramakanth Rallapalli;
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[email protected]; surendra reddy;
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[email protected]; Suresh Peddi; Sunny Duddilla; jaya shankar devabhakthula; Karun Asireddy; Mahes Pawar; mahesh.pawar;
[email protected] Subject: RE: TAMA - Minutes of the 10/16 meeting to discuss the items proposed in the GBM... Dear All, I was crestfallen with the activity. It is undemocratic. Please see it for yourself. It is surprising that the past presidents were not considered for making this unsatisfactory decision. Thanks, Akkineni T A M A Board of Director
[email protected] Mobile@678 770 0227 Page 12 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 6. Meher Lanka on 31st Oct., 2013 From: Meher Lanka [mailto:
[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 1:51 AM To: 'Ram Maddi - Board Secretary TAMA';
[email protected];
[email protected] Subject: RE: TAMA - Minutes of the 10/16 meeting to discuss the items proposed in the GBM... Importance: High Ram, BOD Members & EC Members, Expanding the distribution list to include a wider audience of past Presidents, to apprise them of the meetings held recently and some personal views. This is a first step to air/ socialize your approach with those that helped built the ~$225,000 TAMA monetary repository over 33 years, that is likely to be broken into. Thank you for capturing the minutes of the meeting held on 16 th October, 2013. As a concerned and a responsible Board of Director and a TAMA life member, I take this opportunity to honestly share my thoughts. 1. Agenda for proposed GBM: The meeting held on 16 th and 20th October does not appear to be a formal meeting of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. This is clearly an informal and unofficial meeting held to capture the pulse of a select few TAMA members. When we made amendments to the bylaws, about 2-3 years ago, we invited all TAMA members. Now we have only a select group that was invited and in attendance. Many others would have appreciated if this had been done with a wider TAMA member participation. Your sending the meeting minutes while informative, cannot be construed as a formal minutes. It seems to imply that this was a legitimate meeting held for conducting official business, while, truly it was not. Therefore any decisions that are made are informal and invalid. From your informal notes, only 3 Board of Directors from 10, and 3 Executive Committee members from 11 were present. It only reveals inclinations and intent of a few, but is not a final agreement on a potential GBM agenda. Clearly, there should be an exclusive BOD & EC meeting, and there was NO QUORUM to make a formal decision whatsoever. The legitimacy of holding these meetings and the meeting outcome do not qualify for finalizing the agenda for a GBM. While I appreciate all efforts to discuss the items on the agenda, the setting of the agenda for the meeting itself was invalid because of the audience involved. The BOD and EC are the exclusive key functional members that are also the key audience to discuss the agenda items for a GBM. This was nullified by pre-maturely including others. Not that it is wrong, but not the right process. Opinions of others might/ could probably be valid if the agreement within the BOD/EC coalition is first obtained. Without that objective first being achieved, it is pre-mature to involve any others in the mix. It is also not clear why only a select group of non-BOD, non-EC members were invited for the meeting, and why Page 13 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind that was also shrouded in secrecy. Even all the Board members nor all EC members were informed about this in advance which is a violation of professional conduct. I would encourage us to form an exploratory committee, not trustees, to come up with the a formal discussion, decision and present them for adoption. That should then be sent to all TAMA members for discussing at the GBM. If you have not already considered this, it might be a good idea, to have an informal meeting with wider audience at the TAMA Diwali day celebrations. 2. Changes: The unpublished, proposed changes to the bylaws, are also a serious problem, as they raise many questions on the reasons for secrecy. Viju Chiluveru should therefore share the proposed amendments (even draft versions if possible) at the earliest and not rush TAMA members through the revised set of bylaws, just a few minutes before a decision. We need to give time for everyone to review the proposed changes and opine. 3. Meetings: There were 2 meetings held – one of 10/16 and the other on 10/20. Minutes were shared only for the meeting of the 16 th October, 2013, and not for the one held on 20th October, 2013. Request to please circulate the meeting minutes of the second meeting, and avoid any further delay. 4. Trusteeship: Certain aspects of this are quite unusual and abnormal. We collected moneys from donors for executing ‘long term projects’. How can we change that per our convenience to re-assign the collected moneys to meet another objective? People received plaques, and stood from one end to the other end of the stage, for donating magnanimously for long-term projects. Now they seem to get into a side deal and pay a marginal amount to stand once again on stage as Trustees! Taking credit twice for an amount donated for one purpose and then re-purpose that later to meet your convenience is absolutely wrong. As leaders we need to set an example in the correct way, not set a wrong example. For trustees, if the qualifying amount is $10,000 – no one can become a Trustee till they complete donating the $10,000. One cannot use previously pledged moneys and re-purpose it for Trusteeship. If they begin donating $1 today, the moment the $10,00 is credited into the TAMA Bank account, that person cannot become a Trustee, not have any privileges whatsoever. Please check anywhere, and taking the example of our own laws of the land, no one gets to vote in here till you are 21. Our children that are not 21, cannot vote saying, they will be 21 someday in the future. And if this does not gel well, see any organization with Trustees. The Sri Sai Temple in Cumming, GA will not call one a Trustee till they have had paid the last dollar completely of the $10,000, within the stipulated time. So it is, with any other temple. I cite this example as some of you had quoted the HTA example, and therefore there is no legitimacy in saying that those who pledge and donate the amount will be Trustees from Day 1. Sorry, it defies all normal logic, and will not stand. If it was advertised previously itself that those who donate now would be considered for Trustees, then they would not have stood on stage and be the recipients of a plaque and Page 14 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind accolades. Some more people would have donated for being Trustees, and some would not have donated at all. It is unfair to change the rules after the game has started. OR to change goal-posts after the ball has been kicked-off. Unfortunately, we cannot adjust and re-purpose donations retrospectively. If we decide to give credit retrospectively, those that donated money in 2013, should all also benefit by this proposal. If we had advertised earlier, money intended for TAMA Annual programs would have been diverted to long-term projects. While I appreciate the logic you have applied to create a third tier of TAMA management, it is not required. The goals stated in the message can be achieved without a single trustee. We can create a committee and be the donors of the moneys and ensure you apply the funds you raise to do whatever you desire to do. Despite all this, I still commend the person that came up with this idea of raising funds via Trustees. 5. Trustee Donations: How do we ensure that all the pledged money in the coming years will be collected is to be clearly stated. Who would be responsible to collect that? Even the past pledges for long term projects? 6. Role & Responsibilities: Many have raised a question – “What is it that the Trustees would achieve that the EC or Board cannot achieve”? This is still unclear, nebulous and highly questionable. An answer through the TAMA website and newsletter is very appropriate. 7. Breaking Savings Funds: The TAMA savings laboriously built over three decades, supposedly $225k, cannot be touched by anybody such as the proposed Trustees, or the BOD that was created AFTER the EC was given full responsibility and accountability on the fiscal aspects of TAMA at the time of creation. Neither the Board nor the proposed Trustees can try to touch any moneys. Only the President can decide with the approval of the GBM. Seriously, in case these funds are broken into, the President, along with EC members & BOD stands exposed to litigation. A newly formed body as the proposed ‘Trustees’ cannot usurp financial control of TAMA. What could and should be done is to raise funds, just as we just did (>$100k) and raise all the moneys required for the “building“ project, and use only such newly raised funds for the building. Then no one would have any objection. There is no need to hurry and invest moneys in landed property that has a 50% probability or greater to end up being a liability to TAMA. We should slow down, and not rush in haste to achieve this unscrupulously. All said and done, some other Board members have also expressed certain opinions and especially said this move is not fair, breaking savings funds should include wider audience, and this is not a correct method/ process, but no one seems to care and respond. I think we should brave this and stand up to our principles and lead the community properly. Page 15 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind It is easy to bust saved funds that took about 33 years to raise. That is an awesome, easy way to blow others hard work efforts. Let us man up and raise all the required funds to do whatever we desire to do, independently. Thank you for understanding and look forward to a positive approach to building a strong Telugu Community and executing all long term projects, and doing it the right way. Please keep up the good work. Side Note: TAMA Web Site: Our entire 2013 EC members are listed as being the EC for the year 2012. Please request the web master to correct this, within the next 2 months, and before the year runs out. The new EC will be coming in shortly, for 2014 and needs to be updated by 1st January 2014. Thanks, Meher Lanka TAMA Board of Director (2012-2013) 609.209.2222 Page 16 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 7. Sudhakar Borra on 31 Oct., 2013 From: Sudhakar Borra (
[email protected]) Sent: Thu 10/31/13 2:19 PM To: Meher Lanka (
[email protected]); 'Ram Maddi - Board Secretary TAMA' (
[email protected]); Board Tama (
[email protected]);
[email protected] (
[email protected]) Dear BOD & EC Members, I concur with Meher, my fellow Board member. He has raised a number of valid concerns which need a cohesive team discussion. I would like to express my thoughts on a couple of items and briefly echo on some key points that Meher alluded to. Yes! We should not be rushing into making hasty decisions on these important items. First, owning a building is a great idea. At the same time ,it’s a huge liability. Let’s say, we all agree to this idea , then raise funds exclusively for this and not break into CD’s that were accumulated over 33 years. In the Board Meeting held on 8/4, this agenda of owning a building was first brought to the attention of Board Members. A few Board members including myself were against the idea of taking out money from the CD’s. Our conce rn was shot down by saying that “We are receiving meager returns on these CD’s and it’s like stashing cash under the bed”. I agree we are not receiving adequate return on our savings. But that’s okay… It’s the money that was accumulated by ardent supporters of TAMA (past Presidents, EC members and life members). If we have to break into those savings then let us all come to a consensus. This agenda was put on the back burner for more than 2 ½ months. One fine day, on 10/14(Monday), some individuals decided to expedite this process and get it executed before the end of the year. Hence ,we get a meeting invitation from the Board Secretary for an in-person meeting scheduled for 10/16(Wednesday). Since it’s the middle of the week, it’s not possible for everyon e to be gathering at TAMA office. And hence we requested for a conference call. Our request was denied stating that it’s only an in person meeting. We were told ,there will be another follow up meeting in the weekend(s) ahead. On 10/17, we receive another meeting invitation for Sunday(10/20). Due to prior commitments, some members(including me), who were already out of town have requested for a conference call. Guess what? Again we were denied. We are in 2013, we do not need to be present physically all the time to work or discuss Page 17 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind on items. We can decide and work remotely too…Anyway, I do not want to dwell on this issue. I am optimistic that this can be easily fixed. Lastly, I would like to comment on the topic “President(Elect)”: Why do we need to create a new post called “President(Elect)” in-place of the existing Vice-President? I do not think, it’s a good idea to change the existing organizational structure of the Executive Committee. We need to keep the democratic process as is. If someone is interested in contesting for a President or any other position, let them do it. It’s His or Her wish to run for a position. The people will decide whether to Elect them or NOT. Thank you all for your time.. Let’s work as a team and move forward. Everyone! Have a Great Halloween evening!!! Sudhakar Borra TAMA Board of Director (2013-2014) 770-335-5728 Page 18 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 8. Chand Akkineni on Amendments, 31st Oct., 2013 From:
[email protected] To:
[email protected] Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:03:18 -0400 Subject: TAMA Bylaw Amendments Article XVII: AMENDMENTS The constitution may be amended in a GBM with appropriate quorum as defined in "Article IV 1) General Body". In this GBM where the agenda specifically calls for the amendments, the constitution may be amended with the approval of at least two-thirds majority or more of the attending membership. The amendments and the time and place for the meeting shall be notified to all members at least 30 days in advance. The Executive Committee and the Board shall solicit input, concerning the amendments, from the current TAMA members at least 60 days prior to the GBM specifically called for amendments. All amendments, approved by Executive Committee and Board, shall be submitted in writing to the President to enable him/her to circulate 30 days in advance. Only those members present at meeting shall be eligible to vote. Chand Akkineni SoftPros, Inc. / ITJobCafe, Inc. 4470 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, #230 Atlanta, GA 30338 Cell - 404-915-0497 Page 19 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 9. Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 th October, 2013 From: Ram Maddi - Board Secretary TAMA (
[email protected]) Sent: Fri 11/01/13 12:21 AM To: TAMA Board (
[email protected]); TAMA EC (
[email protected]) Location: TAMA Office. Attendees (13): Board of Directors (5): Srini Lavu, Ram Maddi, Viju Chiluveru, Mallik Medarametla, Sunil Shavele Executive Committee (8): Venkat Messala, Mahesh Pawar, Sandhya Yallapragada, Anil Boddireddy, Murali Kakumani , Vinay Maddineni, Sandhya Yallapragada, Nagaraj Manthena. Other Members (?): NOT DECLARED HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING: * This meeting is a continuation of the 10/16/13 meeting held to discuss the potential topics that are being proposed for the upcoming GBM. * Since there were some newcomers to this meeting, Lavu explained in detail the idea behind forming the new 'Board of Trustees' (BOT) entity. Lavu also asked if we should be adding anything in the by-laws to avoid any potential dissolution of this body in the future and what should happen to the financial contributions that have already been made by folks towards this cause? * Mallik asked why do we need the new BOT entity in the first place and wanted more clarity on the exact roles/responsibilities of these members. There were several options discussed by the attendees to see if there are any other alternatives instead of forming the BOT but still achieving the same end-goal, which is to find a permanent home for TAMA. * One idea that was discussed in detail was to form the 'Trust' which can consist of 'Trustees' (only upon completion of the stipulated financial contribution) but they (a subset of the Trustees) working as a sub-committee under the BOD umbrella. * Several members have pointed the pros-and-cons with this approach - Sunil agreed that this can be workable where there could be some elected directors and some trustee directors in the BOD and all of them working towards the TAMA long-term projects (including the building project). A good bit of time was spent on finding alternatives to forming the new BOT entity and to see if we can make things somehow work within the existing BOD/EC structure. * Setting up of an ad-hoc committee has been suggested to work through the details on these topics and propose those to the Board/EC for further consideration & approval. Volunteers were requested upon which Viju Chiluveru (2013/2014 Board), Devanand Kondur (2014/2015 Board) & Sunil Shavele (2013/2014 Board) have some interest and came forward to work in this ad-hoc committee along with Ranakumar Nadella to guide as an adviser due to his experience in this area. Page 20 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind * This ad-hoc committee will prepare a draft of all these topics and will submit them to the Board/EC members for their review/approval. The Board/EC members can then ask all the relevant questions arising from this draft document. Mallik has once again stressed that it is very important that the roles/responsibilities of the BOT body and it's members are clearly stated for more clarity now and also to avoid confusion in the future. * The other discussion topic was the creation of the new 'Treasurer' position in the Board of Directors (BOD). Several suggestions were given that the auditing scope of this position should be extended to the BOT accounts as well. Currently, the BOD is responsible for the audit of EC accounts. * As a side-note, Mallik has pointed out that we are extremely lagging with the auditing duties that the Board is obligated to complete each year. He mentioned that the 2011, 2012 and now 2013 audits are pending as of today and if we don't curtail this trend we might land ourselves into serious trouble pretty soon. It was also noted that if the new 'Treasurer' position is created in BOD, this should be a point-person for this very important duty and they will be the overall incharge to get this done each and every year. It was also suggested that we should look into taking external paid help for the auditing work to get us over this hump. * The next discussion topic was utilizing the CD accounts towards the building projects. Several opinions were expressed by the attendees ranging across the spectrum - Some said it was OK to utilize the funds whereas others said they were completely against the idea and they should be left there as-is for a rainy day. * Viju has suggested a compromise approach which is to leave enough reserves in the account (~$50K-$60K) and only let the remaining amounts to be used towards the building purchase. The exact amount for the reserves was discussed with various opinions but the general idea of always having a reserve amount in those accounts seems to have been well received. * Mallik has made it clear that he was completely opposed to using any of the funds from the CD accounts and said that alternate approaches need to be thought for getting new funds towards the building purchase. * Sandhya asked how we can involve the community in this entire process (CDs, BOT, etc.,) Lavu explained that these are just discussions here to make sure that the Board/EC members have a common understanding and an agreement on these topics after which these will have to presented in the GBM for all the TAMA members review & approval. He also asked if the next Board/EC could raise ~100K-150K within the next year, then we don't need to think about using the CD accounts at all. * There were also several suggestions to see if this should be in the form of a loan whereby BOT could use a certain pre-set amount of the money from the CD accounts (after factoring in the reserves) but they will have to re-pay that money back to the CD accounts dollar-for-dollar. There were several discussions on this topic as well but nothing has been concluded. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 21 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind These are the other topics which were proposed during the meeting but they could not be discussed due to lack of time. I'm listing them here ONLY for documentation purpose. The proposer would have to let me know if they would like to add these items to the agenda for the next meeting: 1. Creation of a 'Vice-Chairman' position in the Board of Directors (Proposed by Lavu). 2. Creation of a 'Past Chairman' position in the Board of Directors (Proposed by Viju). 3. Extending the term of the Executive Committee from 1 year to 2 years (Proposed by Anil). Thanks, Ram Maddi. TAMA - Board Secretary. Page 22 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 10. Dr. Tekmal Rajeshwar Rao on 5th Nov., 2013 From: Tekmal, Rajeshwar Rao (
[email protected]) Sent: Tue 11/05/13 5:58 PM To: Anand Akkineni (
[email protected]); Dear TAMA members/Well wishers: As the TAMA president in 1999, I have started the first savings account and invested in first CD and also served as custodian of CDs for first three years until appropriate bylaws were enacted to protect this account. Here is the appropriate section of bylaw as enacted in November 2002 to protect this account. Article IX: TAMA FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS: Endowment Account : This account consists of all the funds received towards Life Membership Fee and any other special income received. Also any surplus amount exceeding $6,500 that is available in the General Fund account at the end of fiscal year shall be transferred into this account. The withdrawal of funds from this account to meet any general/operational expenses of TAMA requires the approval of general body. However, the Treasurer, with the approval of the TAMA executive committee, may invest these funds in a C.D. account from time to time to earn a higher interest than a regular bank account. The TAMA executive committee shall have the powers, only in case of emergencies, to withdraw any interest that is earned on this account, to meet TAMA operational expenses. Such amount shall not exceed $500 and only one such withdrawal shall be permitted without the approval of the General Body. Our (TAMA EC/Members) intent at the time of creation of this account was very clear. I am sure TAMA current bylaws may have similar safeguards still in effect to protect this account. Any use of funds from reserve account without proper GBM approval is illegal and not justified. Regarding TAMA building: It is very ambitious goal. Before embarking on such a venture, TAMA should think very seriously how much this building will serve all TAMA needs? If it is just to meet TAMA office and other minor needs it is not worth owning a building for such purposes. Is TAMA is in a financial position to own its own building to meet all it activities? The answer is big No based on my knowledge as a life member of this organization. Owning a building is a big liability on any organization without large financial reserves and regular income from the building. Many associations like TAMA are regretting on going on such a path. Based on personal experience, in my opinion, owing a building is big liability and financial drain on the association. So please do not go there unless TAMA has 10 or more million dollars in TAMA account to own its own building that will meet all its needs and have a regular income from the building to meet its maintenance. Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal TAMA past President Page 23 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 11. Dr. Krishna Mohan on 5th Nov., 2013 From: Raja Mohan (
[email protected]) Sent: Tue 11/05/13 10:21 PM To: Cc: tekmal (
[email protected]); Anand Akkineni (
[email protected]); Dear Rajeswar rao garu Good to hear your opinion. I agree with you that building is a major liability. Tama will be better served renting for events, than building as maintenance will in itself will be difficult to manage. Once you have a building you will need employees taking care of the building. It will be difficult to generate income with these buildings. I thought I will express my opinion as a life member that has seen TAMA from its inception B.K.Mohan Page 24 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 12. Gopalakrishna Paruchuri on 6th Nov., 2013 From: gopalakrishna paruchuri Sent: 11/06/13 09:40 AM To: Raja Mohan Subject: RE: Save "TAMA" Please read feed back Hello every one, I personally feel investing such huge amount on having a building is considered as dead investment gain nothing, instead TAMA should focus on helping many telugus around who need help in number of ways. Good luck Thanks Gopalkrishna Paruchuri Page 25 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 13. Sheela Lingam on 6th Nov., 2013 From:
[email protected] Sent: Wed 11/06/13 6:21 PM To:
[email protected];
[email protected] 1. Having a TAMA permanent office: I am all for it, if you can explain how you will raise 100% funds for it and collect it from the community. The existing funds nor CD’s were collected or saved for this reason. This CD belongs to the hard efforts of the past 30+ presidents and the entire TAMA members/ community. Every past President must agree in case of breaking CD while following the proper procedures stated in the TAMA Bylaws. Also everyone must be involved, not just a few of the Board and EC members. 2. Trusteeship: What are the detailed roles and responsibilities of the newly proposed Trusteeship the Board and EC members do not have? We should dissolve the existing Board and create New Body called Trustees, collect 10K for Trusteeship and buy the TAMA office from such funds and for its maintenance Sheela R. Lingam 678-480-7982
[email protected] [email protected] Page 26 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 14. Sudhakar Borra on 6th Nov., 2013 From: Sudhakar Borra (
[email protected]) Sent: Wed 11/06/13 11:27 PM To: Sheela Lingam (
[email protected]); Board Tama (
[email protected]);
[email protected] (
[email protected]) Sheela Garu, Thank you so much for your valuable input on this important item. I sincerely hope that your views and suggestions will be well perceived by our fellow members because you have been an active member of TAMA since it's inception. Yes! I totally agree with you, we should not break the CD's. Also, we need to have everyone from the Board and EC involved in these discussions. We CAN NOT just go by the simple majority rule in the house. Thanks, Sudhakar Borra TAMA Board Of Director(2013-2014) 770-335-5728 Page 27 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 15. Maitreyi Gangaraju on 9th Nov., 2013 From: Maitreyi Gangaraju (
[email protected]) Sent: Sat 11/09/13 12:12 PM To: Anand Akkineni (
[email protected]) Dear Fellow TAMA dignitaries, life members and members! It seems, there is a monopolize approach is going on in TAMA leadership and it's decision making as well taking. TAMA has become a polarized organization that is NOT catering to the whole Telugu community in Metro Atlanta region, which was the reason that it was formed. This approach seems to be following to cater to one particular group's interests rather than the entire community, which is very unfortunate. It is also surprising to me that this whole process is well orchestrated with manipulative approach without informing the entire community. I was NOT aware of this entire matter until yesterday. In a way it tells me that it has been discussed with ONLY a selective group of individuals that share the Plainfield with the current leadership or whoever is cozy to them. TAMA CDs are property of TAMA life members and TAMA bi-annual members. So, there should be a meeting during the Diwali Celebrations Day to discuss this matter and take the consent of EVERY TAMA LIFE MEMBER and MEMBERS (Since, it is too late to conduct a GMB). All in all, TAMA is for all the TELUGUS living in Metro Atlanta. Not ONE particular group! Wish you all a happy deepavali. Matireyi Gangaraju TAMA-Interim Cultural Secretary 2002 TAMA Educational Secretary 2003 Page 28 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 16. Minutes of the Meeting held on 10th Nov., 2013 Being crafted and not Yet Circulated/ Published. Page 29 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 17. Dr. Raju Vanapalli on 10th Nov., 2013 From: Raju Vanapalli (
[email protected]) Sent: Sun 11/10/13 6:44 PM To: Anand Akkineni (
[email protected]) Dear Leaders, Members and Well wishers of TAMA, I am Mangaraju Vanapalli. I have been reading the views of all of you regarding the recently proposed changes of governance Especially the planning and privileges to handle finances . I am not one of the Past Presidents of TAMA. I was Secretary in 1984. I lobbied for life membership by first paying for it. Fortunately we have so many life members now. We used to collect money whenever we have to do some special function. During the time of Sri Akella, He was so thoughtful to start Activity fund. It worked well. Subsequently, thanks to the progress and our IT scientists arrival, the rising numbers made the difference. Their coming to Atlanta, as the saying goes,"Raising tide lifts all boats", all organizations were born and flourishing well. I sincerely thank all our young entrepreneurs whose commitment and participation put Atlanta as not only an important City for Indian activities in US but a landmark for Indian leaders in all spheres to visit. In spite of all that progress I still feel we are a young organization and cannot afford a major commitment like real estate. If a philanthropist donates land please accept and plan for better utilization. But not by breaking up CDs, the small nest egg. I also believe that TAMA as one Organization can do with one Treasurer than two. Creating more layers of governance will create conflict as we saw in national organizations. One EC elected by the members of TAMA is good enough if we all support them. If some leaders wish to change please do by referendum at the time of elections on the Ballot rather than GBM which is called at a time not suitable to attend even for interested members. Lastly, as an Orthopedic Surgeon, I believe in saying ," If ain't broke, don't fix it." Thanks for your time. Page 30 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 18. Ram Gangaraju on 11th Nov., 2013 From: Ram Gangaraju (
[email protected]) Sent: Mon 11/11/13 12:27 PM To:
[email protected];
[email protected] 2 attachments (total 235.5 KB) – Screenshots from TAMA Web Site on 2011 & 2012 screen shots Respected TAMA Board and TAMA Executive Committee , I wish you all a Happy Diwali and hope the Diwali celebrations for this coming Saturday November 16th 2013 will be a grand success . I have been observing some e-mail exchanges w.r.t TAMA functionality, off late. Even though I am extremely busy with my work, I couldn’t neglect this matter as it is related to Telugu (TAMA) community in Atlanta, wherein I am a proud life member. In order to resolve this situation, as a Responsible life member of TAMA ( from 2002), I would like to suggest some solutions (All my suggestions are as per TAMA Bylaws that are posted on the website). Here is how it goes; 1.) Running a Non-Profit Organization is a challenge. I appreciate that TAMA leadership understands this before taking up the responsibility. I equally recognize the fact you all leave your family time and dedicate for the good cause of the Telugu community. I respect that. However, it looks (Based on the e-mail exchanges) it is lacking these days. I hope you all take this with a positive mindset and try to embrace this as a constructive suggestion. 2.) As per the bylaws there is a HIGH DEGREE of expectation from TAMA Life Members and members that there needs to be accountability for the actions or decisions that you folks take in your leadership meetings . Any wrong decision will have a HUGE impact on the Telugu community that you serve. Because, you will always be under scrutiny or microscope for any deviations from By Laws. This is a BIG POINT of concern for me. 3.) As you guys are very well understand the fact that TAMA (Or Any Non-Profit Organization) is an asset or association of its members , NOT just a certain group of people. By considering this some of the discussions or meeting details are NOT posting to website or communicated to ALL MEMBERS of TAMA, there is a TANSPERANCY that we seek or expect. We have NOT seen any of these matters posted or communicated at all. THIS IS A BIG POINT OF CONCERN. Because, there were NO MEETING MINUTES for the year 2011, 2012 and 2013. Check the attached screen shot for the webpage. Page 31 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 4.) I have spent some time on TAMA website, wherein I don’t see any of the Financials 2013 (I believe you do it before end of November 2013) or Tax Returns for 2012. There are no links on this webpage. Check the attached for the Screen Shot. 5.) I would like to see the CDs (Reflecting the statement balance of $250,000+) and Bank account statements signed off by Corresponding Bank Manager as of this date (I mean THE latest, as of any day in this week before Friday). I hope that you will respond to these matters responsibly & positively, in the interest TAMA community in Metro Atlanta region. Page 32 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind I would like to see the solution for the above mentioned matters on or before 11:59 pm November 15th 2013. Note: I Will NOT answer any calls of TAMA EC or BOARD MEMBERS. If you have to say anything, respond to this e-mail copying to ALL TAMA Fraternity. Thanks for your wonderful co-operation in advance. Regards RamGangaraju Proud Life Member or TAMA since 2002 NOTE: NO ONE EVEN CARED TO RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE NOR PAID HEEDENACE TO THE REQUEST. WE HOPE TO SEE THE SOLUTIONFOR THESE MATTERS AT THE TAMA 2013 GBM ON 14TH DECEMBER. Page 33 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 19. Gopi Koganti on 11th Nov., 2013 From: Gopi Koganti [
[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 1:40 PM To:
[email protected];
[email protected]; Ram Gangaraju Subject: Re: Responsibility, Accountability & Transperancy at TAMA. I am not an active member in TAMA, and I have no idea on what is going on other than these emails saying there is a problem. Why don't you guys setup a meeting with board and discuss issues and solve them. There is a solution for every problem. Gopi Page 34 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 20. Chand Akkineni on 11th Nov., 2013 From: Chand Akkineni (
[email protected]) Sent: Mon 11/11/13 3:03 PM To:
[email protected] (
[email protected]);
[email protected] (
[email protected]);
[email protected] (
[email protected]); Ram Gangaraju (
[email protected]) Dear Members of the Board and EC, My comments are not directed at any individual or a group. As happened in 2009 and 2011, I stand for TAMA's interests. Let the history not repeat. As Gopi suggested (see below), it is time to sit and resolve the issues rather than prolonging the arguments. Longtime Tama members are sensitive to the proposals initiated by the current Board, with good intentions, - Creation of BOT, Making the Board redundant, Use of CD money for purchasing a building for TAMA, Eliminating election for the President's position. I suggest that the Board and the President call for a work shop / Open House during the Diwali program on 16th to seek feedback from the community, as was done 2010, and proceed forward. Involving a wider group of members for discussion will create confidence in the members. Please update the TAMA website with minutes of the Board and EC meetings and TAMA financials until October 2013. Thanks, Chand Akkineni SoftPros, Inc. / ITJobCafe, Inc. 4470 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, #230 Atlanta, GA 30338 Cell - 404-915-0497 Page 35 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 21. Dr. Sujatha Reddy on 13th Nov., 2013 From: Saisujathamd&yahoo <
[email protected]> Date: November 13, 2013, 11:04:28 AM EST To: "
[email protected]" <
[email protected]> Cc: Sujatha Reddy <
[email protected]> Subject: Tama CD Money Blessed self, I would like to express my opinion as a TAMA life member since inception. Please, somebody who can donate generously to acquire property to run the Tama activities without touching the cd money. He or she can build the facility & rent it out to Tama & other organizational activities which will be a good business. Who are those members making the very wrong decision in taking out the cd money to invest on building? More over how long, those members have been involved with Tama activities? It is a very wrong approach & will not be successful. I request all board members with majority to make right decision for the best interests of the Tama. Let us all work together with peacefully to get good name to India as an Indian. Thank you Sir, In the service of God Dr. Sujatha Reddy @ 478- 320- 5136 Page 36 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 22. Sobhan Babu Atluri on 15th Nov., 2013 Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:13:44 -0800 From:
[email protected] Subject: Re: Save TAMA,Thank you for your Support Mrs Maitreyi Gangaraju To:
[email protected] Dear Anand, You are attempting a very honest fight to keep the integrity of TAMA By-Laws. As per TAMA By-Laws Article IX: TAMA FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS andSection: Endowment Account -- does not authorize to use that funds other than the interest generated that too with the approval of general body when exceeds $500. Even that case only general and operational expenses are considered. I hope the current leadership will protect the Spirit and Integrity of TAMA By-Laws. Good Luck, Sobhan Babu Atluri Page 37 TAMA - Leave A Legacy Behind 23. Epilogue We have jointly received hundreds of calls in support of our upholding the TAMA principles and blowing the whistle on the misguided leadership. We have also received scores of emails stating that are puzzled as to why some are so very, short-sighted in their thoughts and going in this direction. We are truly humbled by this show of solidarity and support. Thank you all, very much. Your support is greatly appreciated. Page 38