"India's gurus are often compared to America's televangelists, as they adopt electronic media to widen their base of followers and build a powerful organization. For instance, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's TV broadcasts reportedly draw audiences of some 30 million.
But Ramdev ran into trouble earlier this summer, when he went on a fast as part of a protest against government corruption. Police raided a demonstration by his followers, many of whom were injured as they were expelled from a New Dehli park.
Evidently, that political act put Ramdev in a different sphere, in officials' eyes. Soon after, he was forced to declare his assets, with the government sniffing around for signs of tax evasion or money laundering."
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