Yoga guru and founding father of Patanjali Ayurved, Baba Ramdev, issued a clarification over his alleged remarks on Different Backward Class (OBC) after social media customers shared a purported video claiming that he insulted the group. Chatting with media individuals, he stated, “I stated Owaisi and never OBC”. Purportedly, Owaisi can both be a reference to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) social gathering president Asaduddin Owaisi or his brother Akbaruddin Owaisi. “You realize Owaisi is just not proper in his thoughts, so what’s the issue,” Ramdev additional stated.
Ramdev stated, “Owaisi and his ancestors have all the time harboured anti-national sentiments. We should not take him significantly.” When reporters pressed him saying, “No sir, OBC,” he stated, “I’ve by no means stated something fallacious about OBC (individuals).”
VIDEO | “I stated ‘Owaisi’ and never ‘OBC’,” says Ramdev in response to a media question whether or not he had made any remarks on ‘OBC’. pic.twitter.com/oTyDOLTXQI
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The clarification from the Yoga guru got here after a purported video went viral on social media platform X and customers claimed that he insulted the individuals belonging to the OBC class whereas allegedly asserting his Brahmin id.
Within the video, Ramdev may be heard saying in Hindi that he was a Brahmin, an Agnihotri Brahmin. “My unique gotra is Brahma gotra. I’m an Agnihotri Brahman. Individuals say babaji is OBC…I’m a Vedi Brahmin, Dwivedi Brahmin, Trivedi Brahmin, Chaturvedi Brahmin — I’ve learn 4 vedas,” the Yoga guru was heard saying within the clip from a tv channel.
बाबा रामदेव द्वारा कही गई यह बातें चाटुकारिता की प्रकाष्ठा है अपने ही वर्ग जाति का अपमान कर आप किसकी खुशामद करने में लगे हुए हैं
यादव कुल में पैदा हुए रामदेव बाबा उर्फ रामकिशन यादव जी खुद को अब ब्राह्मण बता रहे हैं शर्म आनी चाहिए यह देश यह वर्ग यह समाज ओबीसी वर्ग से चल रहा है ऐसी… pic.twitter.com/5Q51W5ehK1
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ABP Dwell couldn’t independently test the veracity of the video.