Yoga can eradicate corruption, says Baba Ramdev

Chennai, Dec 31 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday said that the India's basic problems of corruption and disease could only be solved through yoga.

He was in Chennai to attend the state level executive meeting of Bharat Swabhiman, a trust unit in Tamil Nadu.

The yoga guru said that he would set up yoga training units in each and every village of India.

Talking to the media, Baba Ramdev said that yoga is our ancient traditional physical exercise method, which each and every citizen should know to lead a healthy and wealthy life.

The yoga guru said that the country's basic problem is corruption and if that gets eradicated then there will be no more problems in the country.

"The country's problem is corruption, when this corruption is eradicated then Naxalism will be uprooted. When corruption is eradicated then poverty gets uprooted, illiteracy gets uprooted. When all of this goes away then there will be no problem in the country," said Baba Ramdev.

He stated his mission to start yoga classes in every village of the country by the year 2020.

The yoga guru advised the congregation to fulfill their duty towards the nation and build a healthy, prosperous and culturally refined Bharat (India).

He said that the national character could only be build by building individual character and the best route to that is through yoga. (ANI)