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The other side of Baba Ramdev - India News - IBNLiveNew Delhi: Baba Ramdev after becoming an enemy of MNCs is now a crusader against corruption, but there's a whole other side to the Yoga Guru. Ramdev has made some pretty striking statements in the past.
Baba Ramdev had earlier taken a stand against cold drinks saying, "Drinking cold drinks cause cancer, drinking cold drinks can also lead to impotency, drinking cold drinks causes osteoporosis, drinking cold drinks can also lead to death, diseases like obesity aur diabetes are caused by drinking cold drinks."
Ramdev also criticised western medicines and cures saying that cancer cannot be cured by operations or radiation treatment, and only Pranayam can cure it.
"Once a person is diagnosed with cancer, no matter how many operations or radiation cycles he undergoes, eventually he will live for 2-4 years only, after that death is inevitable. It is pranayam only which can cure a cancer patient."
But the Baba also holds controversial and sometimes bizarre views. On a receny visit to New Delhi, Ramdev addressed a gathering of schoolchildren. He told them, "When you drink milk, you become strong and fair."
After hearing Ramdev a child replied, "We can also get fair by drinking Limca, if we can get fair by drinking milk."
Ramdev has never kept his thoughts to himself and also spoke out openly against homosexuality.
"In our country, in the Vedas, in the Upnishada, in the Manusmriti, there is not even a single mention of homsexuality. I have read the Shastras myself, homosexuality has always been looked at as a dirty thing, and has not been approved."
Controversial or not, this Yoga guru of the North has several passionate followers like Raja Bundela who had backed Ramdev's statement on cold drinks, cancer and homosexuality.
Raja Bundela, Actor/Producer, said, "There's scientific proof that whatever drinks you are having are harmful. If he says something about cancer, he says he can prove it. Homosexuality even other religions don't accept."
Baba Ramdev with his strong and loyal following is a conundrum for the government - so far they have taken him seriously, but they will soon have to confront the other side of the Ramdev phenomenon.