Chidambaram says Ramdev is an agent of RSS
posted on Jun 8, 2011 @ 4:20PM
NewDelhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday accused the Sangh Parivar of propping up Baba Ramdev and said that the yoga guru is an agent of RSS.
"Who is behind Baba Ramdev? We go back to March, 2011 at a meeting in Putthur in Karnataka, the Akhil Bhartiya Prathinidhi Sabha, the apex body of RSS decided to organise support of all individuals and institutions that were ranged in the fight against corruption. On April 7, the RSS announced the formation of an anti corruption front which had Baba Ramdev as its patron," said Chidambaram in an interview.
The Home Minister also blamed the civil society for undermining Parliamentary democracy.
"I support civil society speaking up and raising its voice, but I don't support elected representatives leading their obligations and responsibilities to civil society representatives. Let's remember, that the foundation of this country is Parliamentary democracy. I think sections of the media for reasons which I cannot spell out are engaged in competitive, populist coverage of these movements. This undermines Parliamentary democracy. When someone challenges the Finance Minister to a debate on television, he misses the fact that debates take place in Parliament and voters watch Parliament and exercise their franchise from time to time," said Chidambaram.