1 00:00:07,385 --> 00:00:12,745 Friends, the chairperson of the world's largest family, 2 00:00:12,825 --> 00:00:17,625 the honorable Saharashri has arrived. 3 00:00:17,705 --> 00:00:18,505 Saharashri! 4 00:00:18,585 --> 00:00:19,825 Long live! 5 00:00:19,905 --> 00:00:22,025 -Saharashri! -Long live! 6 00:00:22,105 --> 00:00:28,825 -Saharashri! -Long live! 7 00:00:28,905 --> 00:00:33,385 -Saharashri! -Long live! 8 00:00:52,745 --> 00:00:55,345 We shall sing our beloved anthem 9 00:00:55,425 --> 00:00:59,225 with such fervor and with such dedication, without missing a syllable, 10 00:00:59,305 --> 00:01:04,545 that all Indians shall feel proud and overjoyed. 11 00:02:21,065 --> 00:02:24,825 {\an8}The man's a thief! 12 00:02:24,905 --> 00:02:26,705 Rumors have even been spread, 13 00:02:26,785 --> 00:02:29,025 fabricated and totally baseless. 14 00:08:15,865 --> 00:08:17,625 Is that an official Sahara document? 15 00:08:31,025 --> 00:08:36,145 {\an8}I started by investing twenty rupees a day, 16 00:08:36,865 --> 00:08:39,505 {\an8}and then as my business grew, it kept going up. 17 00:08:39,585 --> 00:08:44,225 So, I started investing 50 rupees, and later, 100 on a daily basis. 18 00:08:44,904 --> 00:08:47,354 The best thing is that we kept investing small amounts of money. 19 00:08:47,425 --> 00:08:49,625 We got more back, which helped grow the business. 20 00:09:58,065 --> 00:10:01,785 {\an8}I remember when I went to the office to fill out forms to become an agent, 21 00:10:01,865 --> 00:10:04,505 {\an8}the manager told me 22 00:10:04,585 --> 00:10:07,945 {\an8}that Sahara is a very good company 23 00:10:08,025 --> 00:10:10,465 {\an8}so you don't have to worry about it. 24 00:10:12,185 --> 00:10:14,265 There was no training as such, 25 00:10:14,745 --> 00:10:17,305 but first, you have to become an investor yourself, 26 00:10:17,385 --> 00:10:18,745 then you can become an agent. 27 00:10:25,985 --> 00:10:28,265 She became an agent 28 00:10:28,345 --> 00:10:30,745 hoping to get ahead of the life she was born into. 29 00:10:34,665 --> 00:10:37,185 She said, "Mummy, can you find me people to invest?" 30 00:10:37,265 --> 00:10:40,665 {\an8}So, I informed everyone, they all knew Punam as well, 31 00:10:41,385 --> 00:10:45,345 {\an8}so they all agreed and invested. 32 00:10:46,745 --> 00:10:48,545 I said "Yes, let's all do it. 33 00:10:49,585 --> 00:10:51,145 No reason not to." 34 00:10:52,065 --> 00:10:55,225 We invested $4 monthly. 35 00:10:55,305 --> 00:10:56,945 I couldn't afford that much. 36 00:10:57,025 --> 00:11:00,825 I couldn't afford that - I'm only a cleaning woman. 37 00:11:01,585 --> 00:11:04,505 You need it for your old age so you can look after yourself. 38 00:11:09,585 --> 00:11:12,145 I was not on a salary with Sahara, 39 00:11:12,225 --> 00:11:14,425 but I got an agent's commission. 40 00:11:15,585 --> 00:11:18,585 So, it was all about, "get more investors, get more investors." 41 00:11:20,385 --> 00:11:22,545 I tried to convince all the people around me, 42 00:11:22,625 --> 00:11:26,985 like my neighbors, my colleagues, and my relatives. 43 00:11:27,825 --> 00:11:30,745 The people knew me and my parents, 44 00:11:30,825 --> 00:11:32,545 so they were OK... 45 00:11:33,745 --> 00:11:36,145 they had faith in me. 46 00:11:38,225 --> 00:11:40,185 They invested because they had faith. 47 00:11:42,385 --> 00:11:44,505 It's not like it's a small company. 48 00:11:45,745 --> 00:11:47,945 It's like a family. 49 00:13:43,345 --> 00:13:47,625 Sahara is doing a very good job, so I thank them wholeheartedly. 50 00:13:56,505 --> 00:14:02,945 It's a very good thing for us, very emotional as well. 51 00:14:03,025 --> 00:14:06,145 We feel very happy and contented 52 00:14:06,225 --> 00:14:10,345 when 101 unmarried girls get married. 53 00:19:20,545 --> 00:19:22,425 Who was your agent? 54 00:19:22,505 --> 00:19:24,145 Here is the agent. 55 00:19:24,225 --> 00:19:25,945 How much is he owed now? 56 00:19:26,025 --> 00:19:29,865 Four and a half to five thousand dollars. 57 00:19:30,705 --> 00:19:34,265 Sir, it's because the original deposit, in his case, has been reinvested. 58 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:56,425 I see, I see. A super multiplier. 59 00:24:21,265 --> 00:24:23,065 You see, when glamour is added, 60 00:24:23,625 --> 00:24:27,905 it's a big thing for individuals, for the organization, for the country. 61 00:24:29,425 --> 00:24:31,065 So, that's really good. 62 00:29:05,625 --> 00:29:07,425 -Is it the office at Barabanki? -Yes. 63 00:29:07,505 --> 00:29:09,105 -The district office? -Yes, yes. 64 00:29:09,185 --> 00:29:11,865 The journey will take him the entire day. 65 00:30:35,305 --> 00:30:36,625 {\an8}Sixty million plus. 66 00:34:04,345 --> 00:34:06,945 Sir, what kind of questions did SEBI ask of you? 67 00:34:07,345 --> 00:34:08,745 They asked us about our assets. 68 00:34:08,825 --> 00:34:11,905 {\an8}I had hoped we would be at least offered a cup of tea. 69 00:34:11,985 --> 00:34:13,545 {\an8}We didn't even get that. Thank you. 70 00:34:14,065 --> 00:34:17,025 {\an8}SEBI's accusation is that companies of the Sahara Group 71 00:34:17,105 --> 00:34:20,625 {\an8}have raised $3,5 billion from investors illegally. 72 00:37:22,825 --> 00:37:24,385 Listen, I promise, 73 00:37:24,465 --> 00:37:27,465 when I come out, when I come back out, 74 00:37:27,545 --> 00:37:29,465 I'll talk to everyone then. 75 00:39:04,305 --> 00:39:06,985 When that all happened, it got reported on. 76 00:39:08,225 --> 00:39:10,345 It was on TV and it was in the papers. 77 00:39:11,105 --> 00:39:13,545 {\an8}Then it becomes a little scary. 78 00:39:15,145 --> 00:39:16,505 You get worried. 79 00:39:23,745 --> 00:39:25,345 I reassured people... 80 00:39:26,065 --> 00:39:27,905 told them not to worry. 81 00:39:29,625 --> 00:39:33,225 At that time, I read that SEBI had given instructions 82 00:39:33,305 --> 00:39:35,345 to refund the investors' money. 83 00:39:36,185 --> 00:39:40,865 But, by the time SEBI became aware, it was too late. 84 00:39:42,025 --> 00:39:47,665 {\an8}Sahara had been calling up their agents like me, 85 00:39:47,745 --> 00:39:53,065 {\an8}telling us to ask our investors to reinvest their money 86 00:39:53,145 --> 00:39:56,305 {\an8}because there are problems with the existing accounts. 87 00:39:56,385 --> 00:39:58,745 So, it was better to deposit it into another account 88 00:39:58,825 --> 00:40:00,385 and earn good interest on it. 89 00:40:16,585 --> 00:40:18,985 My feeling is... 90 00:40:19,945 --> 00:40:23,625 it was done knowingly as a scam 91 00:40:23,705 --> 00:40:27,665 because they wanted to withhold the money from the investors... 92 00:40:29,585 --> 00:40:32,745 and that's how Sahara tried to show in their books to the government 93 00:40:32,825 --> 00:40:35,065 that they had already given investors their money 94 00:40:35,145 --> 00:40:37,785 when, in fact, they shifted the money to different accounts. 95 00:45:20,265 --> 00:45:23,265 {\an8}I have asked all around. 96 00:45:23,345 --> 00:45:26,785 There is no one by that name living here. 97 00:49:07,625 --> 00:49:13,145 Thou art the ruler Of the minds of all people 98 00:49:13,225 --> 00:49:18,065 Dispenser of India's destiny... 99 00:49:41,865 --> 00:49:48,505 One point one million people singing. What was the idea behind this? 100 00:49:48,585 --> 00:49:52,385 It had to be done, had to be done. So, it was done. 101 00:50:09,025 --> 00:50:11,825 As far as your ongoing disputes with SEBI, 102 00:50:11,905 --> 00:50:16,105 the Supreme Court has clearly ordered that you should return the money. 103 00:50:16,745 --> 00:50:20,185 The money, we have already paid it out, in cash. 104 00:50:29,225 --> 00:50:30,585 They say I'm in contempt. 105 00:50:31,505 --> 00:50:32,785 They are in the contempt. 106 00:50:32,865 --> 00:50:36,105 But, hey, they are government goons - they may do what they want. 107 00:50:36,745 --> 00:50:41,785 They are whimsical, fanciful, egoistic and greedy. 108 00:50:44,825 --> 00:50:48,305 {\an8}The man's a thief! 109 00:50:51,145 --> 00:50:52,865 Sahara chief Subrata Roy 110 00:50:52,945 --> 00:50:57,385 has had black ink thrown on him outside court today. 111 00:50:57,865 --> 00:51:00,505 He's a thief! 112 00:51:00,585 --> 00:51:03,225 The person who splashed ink on Subrata Roy's face 113 00:51:03,305 --> 00:51:09,545 is saying that Sahara chief Subrata Roy has embezzled people's money. 114 00:51:09,625 --> 00:51:13,545 He says he did it because people's accounts have been looted. 115 00:51:58,785 --> 00:52:02,865 {\an8}What's going on? What are your orders? 116 00:52:02,945 --> 00:52:05,305 {\an8}We have a warrant for his arrest. 117 00:52:05,385 --> 00:52:06,665 {\an8}For whose arrest? 118 00:52:07,905 --> 00:52:09,065 {\an8}Subrata Roy's arrest. 119 00:54:02,105 --> 00:54:05,345 When Subrata Roy was in jail, I got a call from Sahara. 120 00:54:05,425 --> 00:54:07,385 I said, "We do not want to reinvest. 121 00:54:07,465 --> 00:54:11,705 Return the money because these are very poor people. 122 00:54:11,785 --> 00:54:17,625 {\an8}They trusted me and I don't want to break their trust." 123 00:54:25,025 --> 00:54:25,945 Hello. 124 00:54:26,025 --> 00:54:27,865 -Hello? -Yes? 125 00:54:27,945 --> 00:54:30,385 My name is Prabhavati. 126 00:54:30,465 --> 00:54:32,305 -Yes? -Is this Sahara's office? 127 00:54:33,505 --> 00:54:34,665 I will connect you. 128 00:54:37,585 --> 00:54:39,145 Is this Sahara's office? 129 00:54:39,225 --> 00:54:40,945 Is this Sahara's office? 130 00:54:42,425 --> 00:54:44,185 He said he's connecting us soon. 131 00:54:48,545 --> 00:54:49,785 We want our money. 132 00:54:51,065 --> 00:54:53,385 It shouldn't be like this. 133 00:54:58,025 --> 00:55:01,745 It's one thing for this to happen in small families, 134 00:55:01,825 --> 00:55:04,265 but they are a big company. 135 00:55:07,065 --> 00:55:10,385 They took the public's money, asking them to invest. 136 00:55:11,025 --> 00:55:15,345 They assured the money will get doubled, 137 00:55:15,425 --> 00:55:17,345 more than doubled, 138 00:55:17,425 --> 00:55:19,305 but how could they do this to us? 139 00:55:23,745 --> 00:55:25,665 -It's disconnected. -It's disconnected. 140 00:55:26,305 --> 00:55:27,305 Not responding. 141 00:55:28,785 --> 00:55:32,225 The service to the dialed number has been temporarily withdrawn. 142 00:55:32,625 --> 00:55:33,585 Thank you. 143 00:55:46,265 --> 00:55:49,465 Subrata Roy is going to have many sleepless nights. 144 00:55:49,865 --> 00:55:54,345 The Supreme Court's ultimatum has sent him straight to Tihar jail. 145 00:55:55,345 --> 00:55:57,425 {\an8}He can still be let free 146 00:55:57,505 --> 00:56:01,065 {\an8}provided he presents a concrete plan for the reimbursement of money owed. 147 00:57:35,905 --> 00:57:38,185 For the last three years, 148 00:57:38,265 --> 00:57:41,065 the company has not been paying out at all. 149 00:57:42,305 --> 00:57:44,905 I haven't even been able to get my father's paralysis treated. 150 00:57:44,985 --> 00:57:46,865 He's been bedridden for almost three years. 151 00:57:50,105 --> 00:57:52,145 Sir, this has been going on with everyone. 152 00:57:53,345 --> 00:57:55,425 Her husband had a brain tumor. 153 00:57:55,825 --> 00:57:58,105 She went to the Sahara office many times. 154 00:57:58,905 --> 00:58:03,545 Eventually, her husband passed away. The company did not return a single rupee. 155 00:58:04,265 --> 00:58:05,425 I told them everything. 156 00:58:05,505 --> 00:58:08,105 I showed them the medical reports from all the hospitals. 157 00:58:08,185 --> 00:58:10,745 But they said, what can they do without the money? 158 00:58:12,385 --> 00:58:14,145 They said, "The scheme has matured, 159 00:58:14,225 --> 00:58:17,345 but if we don't have the money, how can we give it to you?" 160 00:58:44,185 --> 00:58:47,425 At the Sahara finance office in Kurnool, 161 00:58:47,505 --> 00:58:50,145 people impacted by this organization have come out 162 00:58:50,225 --> 00:58:54,545 saying their money has been taken as fixed deposits. 163 00:58:58,905 --> 00:59:02,705 Approximately $150,000 has been taken by this branch alone 164 00:59:02,785 --> 00:59:04,545 and not returned. 165 01:00:07,505 --> 01:00:09,385 Whenever I go to Malvan, 166 01:00:09,465 --> 01:00:11,865 the people first come and ask me, 167 01:00:11,945 --> 01:00:14,985 "Sister, when will we get our money? When will we get our money?" 168 01:00:16,665 --> 01:00:19,825 Each time, I have to tell them, "The case is not over. 169 01:00:19,905 --> 01:00:22,825 Until the case is over, I can't say anything." 170 01:00:24,825 --> 01:00:26,065 I feel very ashamed 171 01:00:26,145 --> 01:00:29,585 that I have to give them an answer which seems to have no end. 172 01:00:59,065 --> 01:01:00,225 Why did this happen? 173 01:01:03,305 --> 01:01:04,705 This should not have happened. 174 01:01:17,425 --> 01:01:20,065 But we don't have any enmity toward him. 175 01:01:21,865 --> 01:01:23,985 Sometimes, these things happen in families.