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May 4, 2016, NewsCrunch
A meeting of two unlikely friends Baba Ramdev and Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday, before TV cameras, produced delightfully hilarious moments.
Baba Ramdev, who is part of the ruling sangh parivaar, went to meet Lalu, a secular warrior, at his official residence in
Before trying them, Lalu first gave a demonstration of a few yoga asanas he had learnt from Baba Ramdev.
He started with meditation – chanting an prolonged om closing both of his ears.
Then with some guidance from Baba Ramdev, he breathed heavily from both nostrils. He then blocked one nostril with middle finger and inhaled and exhaled. He then switched nostrils and repeated the exercise.
When asked if he agreed with Baba Ramdev’s politics, Lalu said he saw him as a yoga guru, who had revived an ancient tradition, which were getting lost.
Baba Ramdev invited Lalu to take part in the International Yoga Day on June 21 and Lalu agreed.
Then they focused on the Patanjali Ayurved products Baba Ramdev had gifted to Lalu.
Lalu held high a soap made of cow milk and said he had spoilt his skin till now by using all kinds of soap.
Baba Ramdev also pulled a gold or sona-kanthi cream and said other companies were selling it for Rs 10,000 till PA had brought down the price to Rs 399.
He applied it liberally to Lalu’s forehead and cheeks and asked journalists to see how it made his skin glow like a gold.
During Bihar polls Baba Ramdev had described Lalu as a son of Kans. On Tuesday, Lalu had sought a probe into Ramdev’s assets ,who was now selling ‘mustard oil’, he mocked.
But on Wednesday Lalu defended said Baba Ramdev saying he had made many enemies who were jealous of his success. He also described himself as a permanent ambassador of Patanjali Ayurved products.