RANCHI: Yoga guru Ramdev has described the recent communal riots in Delhi and the Shaheen Bagh sit-in as “by-products of ideological extremism”.

“Everyone should together fight against blind nationalism. Ideological and nationalist extremism will only break our country ,” Ramdev told reporters here at Acharyakulum , a school run by his trust. “Let’s not engage ourselves in Hindu-Muslim conflict. There are divisive and discriminatory elements in every field, but we must work together to fight them. A secular India cannot belong to any particular religion.”

He went on to say, “Blind nationalism is harmful for the country’s unity. India belongs to all religious groups. It doesn’t belong to any particular individual or political party… I am a Hindu who believes in the concept of Sanatan Dharma. I don’t hurt other religions. Na mein kisi se darta hoon, na mein kisi ko darata hoon (I am not threatened by anyone, nor do I threaten anyone).”

