Baba Ramdev’s bizarre clarification on controversial OBC remarks, says "I said 'Owaisi', not 'OBC'"
On Saturday, Baba Ramdev attempted to quell the controversy surrounding his remarks on the OBC community, which had sparked outrage after a video of his comments went viral on social media. Ramdev asserted that he had actually mentioned 'Owaisi' and not 'OBC' in his statements.
The video, in which the yoga guru made objectionable comments against the OBC community, led to widespread calls on social media for a boycott of Ramdev's company, Patanjali, and demands for an apology from him.
In the viral footage, Baba Ramdev was heard saying, "People say Baba ji is OBC... OBC wale aisi taisi karayein... I am a Brahmin, I have read all four Vedas."
However, when confronted by reporters regarding his statement on Saturday, Baba Ramdev offered a peculiar explanation despite being caught on camera making the aforementioned comments.
Defending himself, Baba Ramdev stated, "I have not given any such statement. I said Owaisi, not OBC. Owaisi toh ulte dimag ka aadmi hai (Owaisi is a man having no brains). His ancestors have always had anti-national thinking. We don't take him seriously."
When pressed by reporters who were asking about his statement on OBCs, Baba Ramdev insisted, "I have not said anything wrong about OBCs."
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Gujarat Titans beat SRH by 38 runs
Ahmedabad, May 2 (PTI): Gujarat Titans inched closer to sealing a playoff spot with a 38-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here on Friday.
Invited to bat, skipper Shubman Gill scored a 38-ball 76 before Jos Buttler slammed 64 off 37 deliveries for the Titans.
In reply, Abhishek Sharma (74) gave SRH a solid start but GT bowlers stopped the visitors at 186 for 6.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans 224 for 6 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 76, Jos Buttler 64; Jaydev Unadkat 3/35).
Sunrisers Hyderbad 186 for 6 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 74; Mohammed Siraj 2/33, Prasidh Krishna 2/19).
