How did Annie Besant connect Jiddu Krishnamurti to the idea of a world savior?

Annie Besant, a prominent leader of the Theosophical Society, identified Jiddu Krishnamurti as a messianic figure after the occult writer C.W. Leadbeater claimed the boy possessed a remarkable aura.1

Leadbeater perceived that Krishnamurti could serve as the physical vehicle for Maitreya, the expected "World Teacher" in Theosophical belief. Besant concurred with this assessment and took an active role in his upbringing, educating and preparing him for this envisioned spiritual mission. To facilitate this, she cofounded the Order of the Star in the East, an organization specifically centered on Krishnamurti to prepare the world for the arrival of the World Teacher.12

Although Besant promoted him as a world savior who would bring about global enlightenment, Krishnamurti eventually rejected this role in 1929, dissolving the order and declaring that "Truth is a pathless land". Despite this public break, Besant remained supportive of his independent mission.12