a split occurred in the organization in the beginning of 1946. the former president of the arya pratinidhi sabha of trinidad, r.r. ojah, and pandit bhogi dass founded a new organization called vaidika dharam pracharak sabha. later, when they asked for official recognition with the colonial authorities they changed this name into vedic dharam arya sabha of trinidad. the new organization meant a big threat to the arya pratinidhi sabha of trinidad, but this threat was averted when the government decided to give the three "pandit"s of the arya pratinidhi sabha of trinidad the right to become official marriage officers. in the 1950s the two leaders of the vedic dharam arya sabha of trinidad returned to the arya pratinidhi sabha of trinidad and pandit bhogi dass became a marriage officer as well.