 Devotee Bill Aitken was quoted by "The Week" as saying that Sathya Sai Baba's reputation had not been harmed by the negative stories published about him.He said that the more detractors railed against Sathya Sai Baba, the more new devotees went to see him.In the article "Divine Downfall", published in the "Daily Telegraph", Anil Kumar, the ex-principal of the Sathya Sai Educational Institute, said that he believed that the controversy was part of Sathya Sai Baba's divine plan and that all great religious teachers had to face criticism during their lives.