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Srila Prabhupada on Food Distribution

So I am hopeful that if we can widely distribute free foodstuffs to the people of India. by giving it out at our centers as well as by travelling parties to villages, we will win over the whole country and the whole world by this activity on Krsna's behalf."
(SPL to Satyahit, 16th March, 1974)

75-01 Whatever fund is collected for food distribution should be sent to India. Why is it not sent? The other funds coming from sales of books can be accounted for properly, so where is there any fraud? Sometimes a salesman can say something extraordinary in order to sell something, but that is not fraud. just like they are selling this oil, saying that if you rub it on your bald head, hair will grow. Where is the case where a bald man's hair grew from this oil? But the government is not charging with fraud. Don't use these UNICEF cards, that mill not be good. You can make ISKCON FOOD RELIEF cards. But the money collected using this card must be sent to India where we are actually feeding people."
(SPL to Rameshvara, 1st January 1975)

75-01 "Regarding the controversy about book distribution techniques, you are right. Our occupation must be honest. Everyone should adore our members as honest. If we do something which is deteriorating to the popular sentiments of the public in favor of our movement, that is not good. Somehow or other we should not become unpopular in the public eye. These dishonest methods must be stopped. It is hampering our reputation all over the world. Money collected for feeding people in India should be collected under the name ISKCON Food Relief Not any other name. And every farthing of that money must be sent to India, or better yet, buy food grains there and ship them here and we will distribute. But every farthing collected for that purpose must be used for that purpose. 1 have already sent one letter to Rameshvara explaining these points."
(SPL to Rupanuga dasa 9th January, 1975)

75-01 "why is it that money that has been collected on behalf of ISKCON Food Relief program has not been sent to India? Where is that money? This is not good. If you are not intending to send for food distribution, then do not collect in the name of Food Relief. Whatever is collected for India food distribution, must be sent as soon as it is collected, to India.

75-01 "All money that is collected on behalf of the Food Relief program should be sent to India, (or if possible, send grains). Why has this not been done? That money (700,000 DM) that has been blocked up in the bank account there, as soon as it is freed, you should send whatever portion of it was collected on behalf of food distribution program in India. All money should be sent to Bank of America, International Society for Krsna Consciousness, Mayapur-Vrindavana Fund, account no. 16026 in Bombay."
(SPL to Hamsaduta dasa 17th January, 1975)

75-10 "In Bombay I have paid in advance Rs. 25,0001‑ to Bhavananda Maharaja for Food Relief Poor feeding; so whatever you have collected for poor feeding may be sent to Bombay Bank of America."
(SPL to Rameshvara dasa 3rd October, 1975)