Support to the incumbent working committee

A section of Aurovilians lent their support to the Working Committee in place and called on the officially constituted working groups to function in a spirit of collaboration within Auroville and with the Board of Directors and the Secretary of the Foundation. ‘Auroville.

In a signed statement, the Aurovilians said they fully support the “legitimate working committee of the Residents’ Assembly to advance the work necessary to enable the growth of the city in accordance with the master plan, based on the approved Galaxy model. – which has been held up by certain factions in Auroville for several decades”.

“We do not agree with the position of the inhabitants who have come together to prevent the growth of the Auroville project by blocking it for decades through blockades, manipulation of facts, constant opposition to the necessary next steps and even lawsuits. They do not speak on our behalf,” the statement read.

The statement also indicates that the several Aurovilians do not agree with the collective life of Auroville being transformed into a political campaign as was done during the recent Residents’ Assembly. “We boycotted this process and do not accept its outcome.”

The organization of Auroville is not about a political game of numbers but the formation of a stable and united social fabric based on the basic preconditions given by the Mother, February 28, 1968, – to live the Charter of Auroville in his planned city with 50,000 people.

According to the statement, the role of the Residents’ Assembly is to help realize, not to block or pervert the material manifestation of Auroville. “We call for an end to the long paralysis of Auroville and the spread of misinformation and false reports, and for the officially constituted working groups to do their work in a spirit of collaboration within Auroville and with the council of Directors and the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation,” the statement read.