WASHINGTON: Supporters of Baba Ramdev in the US today condemned the police crackdown on his fast against corruption in New Delhi, claiming that it was an act of treachery against the yoga guru and his followers.
A large number of Indian Americans, who gathered in more than two dozen cities across the US yesterday to show solidarity with his movement back home, became agitated following the news of the crackdown.
"The Indian diaspora condemns it. We urge everybody to join in the movement to restore democracy and civility in India," said Bhishma Agnihotri, the former Indian Ambassador-at-Large, for NRIs & PIOs, at a meeting in Houston.
Referring to the turn of events at the Ramlila Maidan last night, Agnihotri, president of the of Bharat Swabhiman Overseas, said: "It was an act of treachery upon Baba Ramdev and his followers, who had come to present their demands against rampant corruption in India."
"We, the people of Indian-origin all over the world are deeply depressed, embarrassed and pained by this vulgar display of naked power. No justification of any kind can condone these vicious actions," Agnihotri said.
"It is outrages that the Congress government is coming down on the peaceful protesters against corruption. This is reminding the 1975 emergency when the civil rights were denied," said Khande Rao Kand, an Indian-American technocrat in the Silicon valley who attended an event in support of the yoga guru at Freemont California.
In nearly two dozen cities across the US, including Chicago, Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, the events featured fasting, yoga camp, panel discussion.
At many places, people were glued to the Aastha Channel which was broadcasting Live from Delhi and recorded messages of Baba Ramdev.
In Chicago, Gayatri Shakti Peeth held a panel discussion on the Lokpal Bill, how NRIs could help to eradicate corruption and raise the standard of living in India was held.
Americans as well as people from Kenya joined the event in Boston to support Baba Ramdev's fast against corruption.
A large number of Indian Americans, who gathered in more than two dozen cities across the US yesterday to show solidarity with his movement back home, became agitated following the news of the crackdown.
"The Indian diaspora condemns it. We urge everybody to join in the movement to restore democracy and civility in India," said Bhishma Agnihotri, the former Indian Ambassador-at-Large, for NRIs & PIOs, at a meeting in Houston.
Referring to the turn of events at the Ramlila Maidan last night, Agnihotri, president of the of Bharat Swabhiman Overseas, said: "It was an act of treachery upon Baba Ramdev and his followers, who had come to present their demands against rampant corruption in India."
"We, the people of Indian-origin all over the world are deeply depressed, embarrassed and pained by this vulgar display of naked power. No justification of any kind can condone these vicious actions," Agnihotri said.
"It is outrages that the Congress government is coming down on the peaceful protesters against corruption. This is reminding the 1975 emergency when the civil rights were denied," said Khande Rao Kand, an Indian-American technocrat in the Silicon valley who attended an event in support of the yoga guru at Freemont California.
In nearly two dozen cities across the US, including Chicago, Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, the events featured fasting, yoga camp, panel discussion.
At many places, people were glued to the Aastha Channel which was broadcasting Live from Delhi and recorded messages of Baba Ramdev.
In Chicago, Gayatri Shakti Peeth held a panel discussion on the Lokpal Bill, how NRIs could help to eradicate corruption and raise the standard of living in India was held.
Americans as well as people from Kenya joined the event in Boston to support Baba Ramdev's fast against corruption.
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Why you people not speak in same voice when thousands of people killed in Gujrat, why we don't stand to remove the people like Modi, the best organizer of genocide in modern India. If a criminal is ruling India this will make India a criminal state, no one bothers on this corruption because we all living a luxury life don't see life is precious but money, so we shout more when we need to pay money but ignore everything when we see someone dying of hunger or killed in mass by politicians & security forces. We can see our minds hear any sound if it's coming from opposition group but we ignore truth even if it's coming from the people on ground. We all know how popcorn POP-UP, when we try to do so, that's why Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazaare, Modi popping now, do we as individual try to see the truth, is corruption is part of any group or individual, no we every Indian’s are responsible for this & we need to fight all kinds of corruption not for the stacks of money lying in Swiss banks.
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