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Hypocrisy Day: This Isnt Yoga Ramdev has called Modi “a close friend,” an…

Hypocrisy Day: This Isnt Yoga

Ramdev has called Modi “a close friend,” and the prime minister publicly lauds Patanjali’s array of ayurvedic products — medicines, cosmetics and foodstuffs. Although Modi campaigned heavily on promises to reform India’s economy and fight corruption, there were frequent dog whistles to the Hindu nationalist base, some of them coordinated with Ramdev

"As a Hindu monk, Ramdev has repeatedly declared his disapproval of homosexuality, calling it “immoral and unnatural."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/magazine/the-billionaire-yogi-behind-modis-rise.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/magazine/the-billionaire-yogi-behind-modis-rise.html
Saturday, July 28, 2018 · 8:13 am
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