The Bharatiya Janata Party's hot saffronite swami is yoga teacher Ramdev. Sunil Sethi explains
In rishi bhoomi, Land of Sages, there is a godman for every season -- and every reason.
Indira Gandhi's yoga teacher Dhirendra Brahmachari amassed a fortune. P V Narasimha Rao and K Natwar Singh had Chandra Swami, an ace globetrotting fixer who hobnobbed with crooks and kings.
Sathya Sai Baba counted leading judges, bureaucrats, editors and even a former prime minister of Italy among his devotees.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's hot saffronite swami is the yoga teacher Ramdev.
This week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the glittering-eyed televangelist and anti-corruption crusader at his residence for a one-on-one. It's unlikely they were discussing mundane matters like trimming beards or colour-coordinating their apparel.
The meeting, it was said, was to discuss issues of "national importance".
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