No, I'm not him, but yes I knew Basil well at one time in my life, before he became an initiator. I've only spoken to him very occasionally since he left Ireland many years ago. A very polite person, a gentleman, quite a soft Northern Ireland accent, smiled a lot.As regards to "exalted status" that was someone else's phrase, which I accepted - doesn't mean Maharaji is not a human being. Obviously Maharaji is a human being!
[I have since deleted a little bit of this post - a little bit of too personal information.]