Baba Ramdev backs NaMo

From Baba Ramdev's point of view, it was clear that he was backing Modi as PM because he wanted a friendly government — not one which hounds him if he questions the corrupt system. He declared that ‘Gujarat ka sher’ will soon become ‘Bharat ka sher’. Baba Ramdev and Modi clearly empathized with each other as victims of the government in New Delhi which Modi once addressed as ‘Shahenshah’. While Modi bowed before the saints again and again, he recalled the filthy language that had been used against the yoga guru. To highlight he and Baba Ramdev went back a long way, Modi said he had known the yoga guru since the time he used to ride a bicycle and distribute pieces of cashew.
Modi said he had come to Haridwar for the event straight from Narayan Guru's abode in Kerala. Earlier, he had gone to the temple of Goddess Kali in Kolkata. He said his regret at not attending the Mahakumbh this year had got washed away on Friday in the midst of so many saints. He clarified that he didn't want blessings for getting some coveted position. As a 'bachha' of 'Bharat Mata' he only needed blessings to make his motherland proud. He remarked that people were always trying to read some ulterior design in his plans. He said he had observed Navratri by fasting recently and people were saying his visits to temples were a part of a grand political design. There is no such design, Modi asserted. Sounding a true patriot, he said the problems were in the minds of the people who believed 'Bharat' was born on 15th August, 1947, and not those who know this is a civilisation that was born thousands of years back and documented by our scriptures written by saints.