Ramdev Yoga Guru, Not A Yogi, Says Bihar BJP President

Sanjay Jaiswal, however, urged the IMA not to join issue with the Yoga guru and said "we must not fritter away our energies

Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal on Wednesday slammed Baba Ramdev for his recent tirade against the allopathic system of medicine and dubbed the famed Yoga teacher as one who had popularized the ancient discipline like "Coco Cola" but lacked the gravitas of a Yogi. Mr Jaiswal, a multiple term MP from Pashchim Champaran and a qualified medical practitioner himself, also urged the Indian Medical Association from steering clear of the spat, saying itwas tantamount to frittering away of energies. "Ramdev is a Yoga guru. Nobody can question his mastery of Yoga. But he is certainly not a Yogi. A Yogi is one who has all his senses and faculties firmly under control", Mr Jaiswal said in a Facebook post. "What he has done for Yoga is comparable to what Coco Cola did for beverages. Indians have been, since ages, consuming Shikanji and thandai but after the advent of the soft drink giant, every home seems to be stocked with bottles of Pepsi and Coke", Mr Jaiswal remarked.