Why I Always Choose to Work Alone

 I will narrate an incident which occurred a few years back.

Watch the video above.

Retrograde 

So what happened was, in August of 2024, my students and I visited Puttaparthi. There was a global youth conference which was ongoing. We were in the Vedam team. We had a good experience.

Image: My students and I during my the trip.

A year later, in 2025, I met an acquaintance of mine in Penang. He happened to poke me about an online attack. Noticing my confused orientation, he shared about a conversation which involved me in a Whatsapp group he was in.

So it turns out that, some middle aged man ( let's keep his identity as Mr. S here ) shared a message which he apparently received through Whatsapp, stating that I (Vinnith) went to Parthi to pick a fight with the Vedam coordinator there. As evidenced in video above, the person added that my interactions with the coordinator was 'far from pleasant'.

Our Mr. S proceeds to share the message in his local Whatsapp group which housed Vedic chanters across Malaysia. He chose to introduce me as someone who is known to 'inflate his ego' by arguing with others.

And Ahoy! a bunch of other middle aged men started attacking me, without verifying the news. You can appreciate the messages below:

Person A is in sheer gratitude because the news enlightened his consciousness. He is now a buddha residing in the highest heavens. Person B is curious as to who the culprit is. Mr. S wants to keep it anonymous because he knows it is an unverified news.

Person C acts like a creep by hinting my personal details, which he scarily remembers in details. Mr S then shares his concern about my social media account. He thinks that I am after fame. Highlight is, these are people I have never interacted with. While I have interacted with Mr. S in the past, the other creepy uncles are strangers.

Person D starts quoting an ancient poet on moral lessons. He even wrote essays, confessing on how screwed Vinnith ought to be, and what a perfect soul he is. He claims that he chose to remain positive even after noticing flaws in people, unlike the corrupt Vinnith.

Person E puts person D on a throne. Person F brings a Swami's quote on ego. Person G thanks all the brothers for the awareness created.

Truth

The truth is, I never even had a conversation with the mentioned Vedam coordinator in Parthi. In addition, the Parthi people are not available to any Tom, Dick and Harry for me to go and start an argument. The participants who were actually there can verify this. The funny thing is, none of the men who accused me were actually present there nor was there any official news regarding this.

Yet, a bunch of 7 or more men chose to pounce on me based on a hearsay Mr. S shared. None of the 7 grown ups even took the initiative to contact the event coordinator or even me to verify.

My then friends, who were in the same Whatsapp group, remained silent about it. None of them defended me. This is what truly shocked me.

Image: The coordinator in Parthi ( front row ) and me ( 2nd row with mic ) reciting together in Kulwanth hall. In what blazes does this look like an argument?

These middle aged men are the ones who I believed, who would support my work. They should stand as seniors to support the young chanters. Yet, they behave worse than high school kids who backstab each other. Their children probably possess a higher maturity than them. 

Image: Mr. S approaching my student for a video

Image: When she shared a video from my channel, he insisted that she uploads it to her own channel. He wants to share her chanting without me being in the picture. My student while, mistook his intention as an approval from me because of his associated with an organisation I value. He did not notify me about approaching my student, with whom he has no connection or interaction with.

Crab story

This incident isn't just one. There are multiple horrid experiences I have had with the Indian community in Malaysia. Everyone notices what you do. Yet, they never support. They act like you are invisible. But deep inside, their darkest wish is to see you fall. How do you expect to work with a community drowned in this sick mentality?

We are not a community that ‘gives’. Your closest circle may never congratulate you on your succcess. They may never even speak about you to others. They will be the ones who talk the most while being absent in the most important phases of your life.

Most of the support I get for the things I do are from strangers overseas. You can see this from the response I get in my website and channels. You can barely notice any Malaysian comments. 

I only started to grow when I worked alone, with the guide of my guru-s and teachers and the company of my wonderful students. As I shared, none of my so called friends bothered to defend the assault in the chat. These are friends who hug, smile and act saintly in front of me.

And I have never made a better decision. I am so happy that the community stabbed me so bad, I started doing everything myself. It created an exponential productivity that I never imagined.

By the same token, I will continue being the sole author in this website. No teamwork.