01-07-2006, 01:17 AM
I first thought Sw. Ramdev episode will go even worse than the Shankarachrya episode, with unabated character assassination in a gloating media. In most of the media initial reports were as worthy of yellow journalism as the shankaracharya reports. But slowly the colour of reporting is changing in some newspapers. The real surprise was HT's article about its readers views.
More surprises are there too. Mulayam, Laloo , CM of Uttaranchal, kisan leader Tikait besides the VHP and BJP have supported him. Also Marxists don't enjoy the state powers that Jayalalitha had over the Shankaracharya.
All in all it appears Brinda Karat's gambit hasn't paid off as well as she might have expected.
Uttaranchal Minister gives clean chit to Ramdev
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Pioneer News Service / New Delhi
...seeks CBI probe against Karat------ After refusing to take sides in the clash between yoga guru Ramdev and CPI-M leader Brinda Karat, the Uttaranchal Government not only rubbished the Left leader's claim but also demanded a CBI probe to find out whether she had manipulated the samples before giving these to the Health Ministry.
Earlier giving a clean chit to Swami Ramdev, Minister of State Dhirendra Pratap said, "The State Health Ministry had conducted an inquiry last year when the issue first came to light and no irregularities were found."
Mr Pratap also raised doubts about the samples presented by Ms Karat and sought a CBI inquiry to ascertain whether the CPM leader had committed any "foul play." "We need to find out whether or not Karat had adulterated the samples before giving them for tests," he added.
<b>Heaping praise on the yoga guru and terming him the pride of Uttaranchal, Mr Pratap said the CPM was trying to destroy the centuries' old tradition of Ayurvedic medicines and trust on religions by levelling such allegations. He urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi not to succumb to Left pressure.
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As the CPM leader had hurt the sentiments of the people of Uttaranchal and followers of the spiritual leader, he demanded a public apology from Ms Karat for also levelling baseless allegation against Chief Minister N D Tiwari.
<b>Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union president Mahendra Singh Tikait also joined the chorus in support of Swami Ramdev and warned that his organisation would launch an agitation.
"This attack (on Ramdev) would adversely affect the farming community which grows ayurvedic crops in the country," Mr Tikait said. "The union would raise stir against this conspiracy of the MNCs," he told reporters. </b>
Meanwhile, students of Government Ayurvedic College staged protests by burning the effigy of Karat and held demonstrations on the Delhi-Dehradun highway.
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch also joined in the protest saying people belonging to all sects and religions had tremendously benefited by the yoga camps organised by Swami Ramdev.
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More surprises are there too. Mulayam, Laloo , CM of Uttaranchal, kisan leader Tikait besides the VHP and BJP have supported him. Also Marxists don't enjoy the state powers that Jayalalitha had over the Shankaracharya.
All in all it appears Brinda Karat's gambit hasn't paid off as well as she might have expected.
Uttaranchal Minister gives clean chit to Ramdev
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Pioneer News Service / New Delhi
...seeks CBI probe against Karat------ After refusing to take sides in the clash between yoga guru Ramdev and CPI-M leader Brinda Karat, the Uttaranchal Government not only rubbished the Left leader's claim but also demanded a CBI probe to find out whether she had manipulated the samples before giving these to the Health Ministry.
Earlier giving a clean chit to Swami Ramdev, Minister of State Dhirendra Pratap said, "The State Health Ministry had conducted an inquiry last year when the issue first came to light and no irregularities were found."
Mr Pratap also raised doubts about the samples presented by Ms Karat and sought a CBI inquiry to ascertain whether the CPM leader had committed any "foul play." "We need to find out whether or not Karat had adulterated the samples before giving them for tests," he added.
<b>Heaping praise on the yoga guru and terming him the pride of Uttaranchal, Mr Pratap said the CPM was trying to destroy the centuries' old tradition of Ayurvedic medicines and trust on religions by levelling such allegations. He urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi not to succumb to Left pressure.
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As the CPM leader had hurt the sentiments of the people of Uttaranchal and followers of the spiritual leader, he demanded a public apology from Ms Karat for also levelling baseless allegation against Chief Minister N D Tiwari.
<b>Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union president Mahendra Singh Tikait also joined the chorus in support of Swami Ramdev and warned that his organisation would launch an agitation.
"This attack (on Ramdev) would adversely affect the farming community which grows ayurvedic crops in the country," Mr Tikait said. "The union would raise stir against this conspiracy of the MNCs," he told reporters. </b>
Meanwhile, students of Government Ayurvedic College staged protests by burning the effigy of Karat and held demonstrations on the Delhi-Dehradun highway.
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch also joined in the protest saying people belonging to all sects and religions had tremendously benefited by the yoga camps organised by Swami Ramdev.
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