directed that the boys be handed over to her. The Brahmin leaders who had opposed Besant sided with her and supported her during the Home Rule movement. This alliance alienated other communities and was vehemently criticized by the media arm of the newly formed Justice Party. S. Subramania Iyer, however, refused to compromise with Besant and ridiculed the Society's projection of J. Krishnamurti as a messiah until his death in 1924. By the time case went to Privy Council, children grew up. So it gave option to children to choose where to stay. JK wanted to stay with Besant. But Privy Council held that father’s rights over children are unalienable and not subject to any agreement. Notes References Trials in India