Yoga Teacher Ram dev in Dharmasthala

28.05.10 Mangalore : Inaugurating a new guest house in Dharmasthala, Yoga Teacher Ramdev from Himachal Pradesh who is in DK district presently, advised people to shun 500 and 1000 rupee currency notes which are tainted with corruption and possibly, fake notes in circulation. He added that Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh, who had a clean image in public life, wanted a ban on these two notes to avoid corruption in public service. Baba Ram dev on Wednesday visited Dharmasthala and worshipped at the Hindu Temple, administered by a Jain Dharmadhikari and guarded by a Daiva or spirit, called Annappa.

Ramdev called for removal of corruption, poverty and hunger, as well as ill – treatment of common people in the public life, be it in Temples, or schools, or markets. He was against release of   large quantities of hot currency notes. The government will do well to withdraw the currency notes above Rs.100/- face value, he felt.

Politics is full of money flows and corrupt practices by men (and women) wielding power,Baba said. He had discussed the issues involved with none other than the PM himself. PM’s response was positive and complementary to what he had told PM, Baba added. Some corrupt officials and Ministers were  against cleaning the corridors of administration and black money economy, he revealed.