In a statement likely to ruffle a few feathers, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday said that he was denied a Nobel Prize because of his skin colour. Speaking during a yoga event in Ranchi, Ramdev said he would have been honoured with the coveted prize by now if he had been a 'fair skinned' person.

"If I would have been a fair-skinned person, the Nobel Prize would have been awarded to me till now for my work in the field of yoga. But, it has been denied to me because I am black," ETV reported Ramdev, as saying.

Ramdev reportedly made the remark in the presence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das. Read Also | School dropout Baba Ramdev may soon get PhD degree



The yoga guru's statement triggered a storm on Twitter with Nobel Prize trending on the social networking site. Here's some of the tweets targeting Ramdev:

Yes. Baba Ramdev deserves the Nobel Prize. Look at him vividly demonstrating the double helix structure of DNA... pic.twitter.com/fjznShH1XV Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 7, 2015

Why does Ramdev want a Nobel prize? Instead move to ban it and have Patanjali Puraskars as an alternative no? Rohan (@mojorojo) November 7, 2015

Baba Ramdev is unshaven since last 30 years and has such thick hair all over the body that he sees himself as a black guy. Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) November 7, 2015

Baba Ramdev developed a fairness lotion so that he could deservedly win that Nobel Prize. #babaramdev pic.twitter.com/4VFqgEq8rl Avinash Gavai (@Rantaramic) November 7, 2015