Campaign asana: Modi to do yoga in Delhi, Ramdev will turn up in Varanasi

Having called Narendra Modi a man in a hurry to become prime minister, it appears that yoga guru Baba Ramdev and the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate are set to do yoga and make up. [caption id=“attachment_130421” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Ramdev at a previous rally. PTI[/caption] The Indian Express reported  on Saturday that Modi will not only join Ramdev’s mass yoga session at the Ramlila grounds in Delhi on Sunday but will also invite the spiritual guru to campaign for him in Varanasi. “Modiji will come to Ramlila and do yoga to honour the highest traditions of India where the king and people follow the path of spirituality in unison. This is to dispel the myth that India is a religion-neutral country,” Ramdev was quoted as having said. The mega ‘Yoga Mahotsav’ on Sunday is being observed simultaneously at various places across the country. According to The Economic Times , Ramdev said there were “evil forces” trying to malign Modi and stop his progress. The guru appeared to be keen to drive home the message that there were no differences of opinion between him and the BJP, playing down speculation that Ramdev’s list of candidates had been rejected by the party top brass. Ramdev also reportedly said the Yoga Mahotsav was a non-political event that even UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi were free to join.