http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/ma ... amin-creme"I'm not the messiah, says food activist - but his many worshipers do
not believe him: Members of religious group [Share International]
believe London-born author has come to save the world"
Patel was inundated by questions, messages of support and even threats.
The influx was so heavy, in fact, that he put up a statement on his
website referencing Monty Python's Life of Brian and categorically
stating that he was not Maitreya ... Instead of settling the issue,
however, his denial merely fanned the flames for some believers. In a
twist ripped straight from the script of the comedy classic, they said
that this disavowal, too, had been prophesied. It seemed like there was
nothing to convince them.