Sri Sri booked over 'provocative' remarks


Hyderabad, Mar 9 (PTI): Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was on Thursday booked by police following a complaint against him for reportedly hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community by giving "provocative" statements on Ayodhya issue.

"The complaint against the spiritual guru, who has been trying for a solution to the Ayodhya dispute through mediation, was filed by Salahuddin Affan, secretary of Hyderabad-based Darsgah Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS)," police said.

In the complaint, Affan claimed Ravi Shankar gave "provocative" statements against the Muslim community over the Ayodhya row with an intention to hurt religious feelings and beliefs of its members, he said.

The complainant alleged that the 61-year-old had stated that "if the court rules against a temple (in Ayodhya), there will be bloodshed in the country and India will have a Syria-like situation".

This statement was given with an intention to disturb communal harmony in the country, Affan said.

However, Sri Sri had on March 6 clarified that he had cited Syria just as an example.

"It was a point of view, and not threat. There is no point in giving a threat. I cannot imagine it even in my dreams. We want peace, and an atmosphere of harmony... I feel that the situation which is prevailing in other countries should never arise in our country. We are working in those countries," he had told reporters at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.

Ravi Shankar has been booked under IPC section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), police said.

A similar complaint was also registered against him with the Saidabad police station, another police official said.

Ravi Shankar has met a number of community leaders as part of his efforts to find an out-of-court settlement to the vexed Ayodhya issue.

"There is a lot of goodwill and cooperation from the Muslim community (in resolving the issue)," he had said recently.

 

  

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  • Fr Victor Machado, Mangalore/Tanzania

    Fri, Mar 09 2018

    The Swamiji will soon realize that the matter is not so easy like Sathsang. There are vested interests and evil minded people on both the sides. Any way all the best Swamiji and may God bless your efforts.

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  • Karunakar, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 09 2018

    The way this issue is blown up clearly shows that there are idiots on both sides!

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  • sense_Shetty, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 09 2018

    All these Babas are biggest haorders of blackmoney ..The govt should make it compulsory to declare their assets and make it public ..Be it hindu organizations ,church or madrasas..
    But the key difference I find in Indian cults and baba's is they do not propagate violence ..whereas the middle east and abrahmic religions ,use violence and conversion as a means of propagating religion.

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  • Vantage Point, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 09 2018

    You mean Baba Rampal ,Baba Ram rahim didnot propogate violence with their own private army
    Ramdev comes with chopping remark...Sri Sri threatens violence ...
    In baba Assaram case witnesses gets attacked and killed...
    Surely Dharmic babas are peaceful...Come out of false pride...to feel morally superior...
    They are much more worse than Abrahamic religions coz they not only propogate violence but mastered the "Art of making money"

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Fri, Mar 09 2018

    Sri Sri had on March 6 clarified that he had cited Syria just as an example. He could have said like Libya. So, what he meant is the same.......

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  • Jagadish, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 09 2018

    The case will be thrown out of court.
    Anyone with a little commonsense will understand that he didn't mean any threat.

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  • Moshu, Mangaluru

    Fri, Mar 09 2018

    He is a fake baba undoubtedly. Jeevan bhar ki tapassya mitti me mila diya.

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