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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At least 11 killed, dozens injured in Israeli strikes in Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire
Beirut (Lebanon), Nov 23: Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said, as diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said the death toll could rise as emergency responders dug through the rubble looking for survivors. DNA tests are being used to identify the victims, it said, adding that 63 people were wounded. The strikes were the fourth in the Lebanese capital in less than a week.
The escalation comes after US envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to the region this week in an attempt to broker a cease-fire deal to end the more than 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which has erupted into full-on war in the past two months.
Israeli bombardment has killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon and wounded more than 15,000, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The fighting has displaced about 1.2 million, or a quarter of Lebanon's population. On the Israeli side, about 90 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians have been killed by rockets, drones and missiles in northern Israel and in fighting in Lebanon.
Israel's war with Hamas also shows no signs of abating. Gaza's health ministry said at least 80 people were killed between Thursday and Friday in multiple strikes in the enclave's north, including the Kamal Adwan and Al-Ahli hospitals. Dozens of people are still trapped under the rubble, it said.
