New Delhi, May 18: Yoga and Baba Ramdev have become synonymous in India.Time and again the Yoga Guru spells out the unparallel benefits of this ancient Indian therapy for human well being.Last it was in Hyderabad Yoga Guru claimed that he can live past 150 years given that he was able to practice Yoga in ideal conditions of the environment around.
Ramdev said he would live for “150-200 years” with the help of Yoga and “had there not been pollution in air, water, and adulterated food, I could live for a longer life for at least 400 years”.
The yoga guru, who recently announced to launch a political party to ‘cleanse’ the system, told that he himself would not contest the polls, but “the new party will shake the political scenario.”
Several issues like name of the party will be decided later, may be in next two years, he said, adding some parties have already held talks with him and even invited him to join them.
He also announced his plan to take up a nation-wide two-year-long tour commencing this September to meet over 50 crore people as a part of his ‘Bharat Swabhiman’ campaign.”Our aim is to transform villages and I will try to spend maximum time there and get more number of people enrolled in the movement. My endeavour is to meet over 50 crore people,” Ramdev said.
Two lakh members of Patanjali Yog Peeth from Haridwar had began the ‘Bharat Swabhiman’ yatra in 600 villages besides one crore members were taking up classes at district-levels, he said, adding some top leaders from Muslim community too had expressed their wish to be part of the campaign.
—Agencies