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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Never take away a World Cup final from Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray takes swipe at BCCI
Mumbai (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said the grand welcome accorded to the T20 World Cup winning Indian cricket team in Mumbai was also a message to the BCCI to never take away the final match of a major tournament from the country's financial capital.
Thackeray's remarks appear to be criticism of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for hosting the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 final in Ahmedabad instead of Mumbai. India had lost the 50-over World Cup final to Australia in November last year.
"Yesterday's celebration in Mumbai is also a strong message to the BCCI... Never take away a World Cup final from Mumbai," the former Maharashtra minister said in a post on X.
Thackeray's comments came a day after thousands of cricket fans thronged the Marine Drive in South Mumbai to witness the victory parade of the T20 World Cup winning Indian team, which returned home from the West Indies on Thursday morning. India lifted the T20 World Cup after defeating South Africa at Bridgetown (Barbados) late last month.
The open bus parade started from the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in Nariman Point after 7.30 pm and went till the Wankhede Stadium. Although it usually takes five minutes to cover the distance between these two points, it took more than one-and-a-half-hour for the parade to do so due to the large gathering of fans.
