Mumbai: Baba Ramdev on Monday tendered his apologies after getting mired in controversy for his statement on women's clothes made earlier on Friday during an event in Thane. 'Though I have not committed the offense that the notice issued by Maharashtra State Women's Commission mentions, I apologize if my comments hurt or insulted women,' his apology letter received by the Commission reads.
The apology was consequent to a notice issued by the Chairperson of the State Women's Commission, Rupali Chakankar, asking him to apologize for his problematic comments within two days. The Yoga Guru had in plain words stated that women look good even if they don't wear anything, while addressing a houseful event in Thane even as Amruta Fadnavis -- wife of the Maharashtra Deputy CM -- shared the dais with him.
"On November 25, a notice was sent to me by the Maharashtra State Women's Commission under a certain Act. I have not committed any offense under the Act mentioned in the notice. I was only trying to glorify women and promote women's empowerment during an hour-long speech at the said public event. My statement on women's clothing was intended to validate women's plain clothes. But I am sorry if it statement has insulted the women's class," reads his apology letter.
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It further stated how the Yoga Guru has worked for women's empowerment across the country through several events and initiatives in the past. Rupali Chakankar took to Twitter to post the apology letter in Hindi sent by the Yoga Guru.
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बाबा रामदेव उर्फ राम किसन यादव यांनी ठाणे येथील एका सार्वजानिक कार्यक्रमात महिलांसंबंधी अत्यंत खालच्या पातळीवर जाऊन विधान केले होते. या वक्तव्याची राज्य महिला आयोगाने गंभीर दखल घेत बाबा रामदेव उर्फ राम किसन यादव यांना याबाबतीत आपला खुलासा दोन दिवसाच्या आत सादर करण्यासाठी नोटिस१/२ pic.twitter.com/umI27luSK7
— Rupali Chakankar (@ChakankarSpeaks) November 28, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">बाबा रामदेव उर्फ राम किसन यादव यांनी ठाणे येथील एका सार्वजानिक कार्यक्रमात महिलांसंबंधी अत्यंत खालच्या पातळीवर जाऊन विधान केले होते. या वक्तव्याची राज्य महिला आयोगाने गंभीर दखल घेत बाबा रामदेव उर्फ राम किसन यादव यांना याबाबतीत आपला खुलासा दोन दिवसाच्या आत सादर करण्यासाठी नोटिस१/२ pic.twitter.com/umI27luSK7
— Rupali Chakankar (@ChakankarSpeaks) November 28, 2022बाबा रामदेव उर्फ राम किसन यादव यांनी ठाणे येथील एका सार्वजानिक कार्यक्रमात महिलांसंबंधी अत्यंत खालच्या पातळीवर जाऊन विधान केले होते. या वक्तव्याची राज्य महिला आयोगाने गंभीर दखल घेत बाबा रामदेव उर्फ राम किसन यादव यांना याबाबतीत आपला खुलासा दोन दिवसाच्या आत सादर करण्यासाठी नोटिस१/२ pic.twitter.com/umI27luSK7
— Rupali Chakankar (@ChakankarSpeaks) November 28, 2022
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Chakankar confirmed having received his apology letter. "We had sent Ramdev Baba a notice on November 25, 2022, regarding his problematic statements made at an event in Thane. He was asked to clarify his remarks and apologize. He has sent a disclosure letter today wherein he has expressed regret for his remarks against women."
The Delhi Women's Commission had also taken a dig at the Yoga Guru for his comments, along with several politicians including former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and TMC MP Mahua Moitra.
