Yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday said he believes in non - violence and sought to play down his beheading remark, saying it was in response to remarks by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi.
"I believe in non - violence, coexistence and oneness of society. I take pride in my religion but that does not give me the right to insult other religions, " Ramdev said on the sidelines of a press conference here.
Ramdev had stirred a controversy last month with his remarks that if not for the law, "we would have decapitated lakhs" for refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' (Hail Mother India). "
The yoga guru said he had reacted to Owaisi's statement where he had stated that he "would not chant 'Bharat mata ki jai' even if someone put a knife to his throat.
"I responded in a rustic language, " Ramdev said, adding "No one needs to be scared of me. "
On the issue of bringing back black money to the country, Ramdev said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was looking into the matter.
- - IANS
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