World renowned Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday said that he was open to the idea of holding yoga camps in Pakistan as "yoga is also an art".

Speaking to the Indian Express, Baba Ramdev said that he was also open to setting up a Patanjali unit in Pakistan, adding that "unlike the Pakistani artistes", he was not going to "bring back any profits". He said he would use the earnings for the welfare of the people in Pakistan.

He criticised pakistani artists for not condemning the Uri attacks. "Artistes are not terrorists. But do these people have no souls? They are only concerned about their films, earning crores and eating biryani. Why can't they condemn the brutal killings of Indians in Uri or elsewhere?" Patanjali has already set up its units in Nepal and Bangladesh.

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Ramdev's brainchild Patanjali is India's largest Ayurvedic organisation. It has created a wave of nationalism among the yoga guru followers Indians with the call for 'Swadeshi' at the centre. He recently announced Rs 500 crore on research on food and cosmetics among other product lines with the aim of replacing big multinational companies.

Not only this, Patanjali is also planning to launch the dairy products. Explaining the thought behind expanding his research in dairy products, Baba Ramdev said,"After all, why should a Nestle make profit out of Indian cows."

Earlier in September, Baba Ramdev announced that Patanjali would launch `Swadeshi' jeans. Ramdev said the idea behind his expanding business ventures is to end the dominance of multinational corporations that have for decades been capitalising on the country's market.

In an interview with the telegraph, Ramdev had said: "We will make men's and women's wear, not just traditional Indian clothing but also modern wear like jeans for example. Just because I am a baba does not mean we cannot marry modernity with spirituality, we can make, let's say desi jeans. There is a great demand from youths, and therefore Patanjali has decided to launch the Indianised jeans to compete with foreign brands."



