By IANS,
Raipur : Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Monday said he had no political intentions while strongly backing a demand by certain political parties for bringing back black money stashed abroad by Indians.
“I am an Indian first and then a yoga guru, I don’t have any political motive or intentions to back up the demand of certain political parties that black money stuffed in banks abroad be brought back to the country,” Ramdev told reporters at the Raipur Press Club here in Chhattisgarh.
Ramdev, who has floated a political outfit Bharat Swabhiman Trust, had earlier said that the black money lying in bank accounts in Switzerland and other countries could be used to eradicate poverty and illiteracy in India.
“I strongly endorse the demand and I am even ready to campaign for any party which promises to bring the money back to the country. It’s (the money) such a huge amount that could change the fate of the nation in a day,” he said.
“It’s an issue linked to the nation’s pride. I will start a drive on the issue across the nation, through rallies, to ensure that the money be brought to India as early as possible.”
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani had April 8, after filing his nomination papers from Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat, said that BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, if voted to power, would strive to bring back black money stashed in tax havens abroad.