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Did not insult dalits, furore on word honeymoon political: Ramdev

Ahmedabad: Under fire for his “honeymoon” slur, yoga guru Ramdev today said he never insulted Dalit community and the particular word in his remark was latched onto by “some people” only to serve their vested

“He goes to Dalits' house for honeymoon and picnic. Had he married a dalit girl, then his luck could have clicked and he would have become the prime minister,” Ramdev had said.  

The remark snowballed into a major controversy with the yoga guru inviting ire of parties like Congress, JD(U), RPI and various organisations who have accused him of “insulting” dalits.

Ramdev had expressed “regret” over his remark at Vadodara yesterday saying his remark was “misrepresented”.

 Meanwhile, members of Dalit community held protests against Ramdev in various parts of the city today.