Every caste, race is equal: Baba Ramdev
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, along with Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara, Swami Avdheshanand Giri, on Saturday advocated the equality of all castes.
Speaking at an event marking Shrigurukarshani Gopal's birth anniversary, they also said that everyone is human by birth and great with his/her karma.
"Every caste & race is equal, every caste & race is great..while announcing an important declaration today, President of Hindu Dharam Acharya Mahasabha HH @AvdheshanandG and @yogrishiramdev Ji further said that everyone is human by birth and great with his/her karma (deeds) @ANI," Patanjali spokesperson SK Tijarawala tweeted
श्रीगुरुकार्ष्णि गोपाल जन्म जयन्ती महोत्सव राष्ट्रोदय,राष्ट्रमंगल और राष्ट्र की चेतना के उत्थान का उत्सव है। जातियाँ भारत की निधि हैं,अतः सभी जातियाँ समान और महान हैं। हमारी संस्कृति चिरकाल से एकता, समता सहअस्तित्व और विश्व बन्धुत्व की उद्घोषक रही है।@yogrishiramdev pic.twitter.com/sBW541yrP5
— Swami Avdheshanand (@AvdheshanandG) February 17, 2018
Swami Avdheshanand Giri also took to Twitter, saying that our culture has been a promoter of all unity, equality, co-existence, and world brotherhood.
"Shrigurukarshani Gopal's birth anniversary is an event of nationalism, national prosperity, and the upliftment of the nation's consciousness. Castes are India's treasure, therefore, all castes are equal and great. Our culture has since ages been a promoter of unity, equality, co-existence, and world brotherhood," the tweet read
श्रीगुरुकार्ष्णि गोपाल जन्म जयन्ती महोत्सव राष्ट्रोदय,राष्ट्रमंगल और राष्ट्र की चेतना के उत्थान का उत्सव है। जातियाँ भारत की निधि हैं,अतः सभी जातियाँ समान और महान हैं। हमारी संस्कृति चिरकाल से एकता, समता सहअस्तित्व और विश्व बन्धुत्व की उद्घोषक रही है।@yogrishiramdev pic.twitter.com/sBW541yrP5
— Swami Avdheshanand (@AvdheshanandG) February 17, 2018
The event was held in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan
-- ANI
First published: 18 February 2018, 12:02 IST