Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh mentioned on Monday he had no other ways but to send police to compulsorily finish a peaceful anti-graft protest by Ramdev and thousands of his followers, hours after the country's top court called on the government to justify its actions.
Approximately 600 police used batons and tear gas early on Sunday to break up a mass hunger strike directed by Swami Ramdev in New Delhi, detaining the TV star before putting him on a plane to his home state. Dozens of followers and police were injured.
India's yoga guru Swami Ramdev performs yoga during his fast against corruption in the northern Indian town of Haridwar June 7, 2011. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday he had no alternative but to send police to forcibly end a peaceful anti-graft protest by Ramdev and thousands of his followers, hours after the country's top court called on the government to justify its actions. Around 600 police used batons and tear gas early on Sunday to break up a mass hunger strike led by Swami Ramdev in New Delhi, detaining the TV star before putting him on a plane to his home state. Dozens of followers and police were injured.ReutersIndia's yoga guru Swami Ramdev (L) and his followers perform yoga during his fast against corruption in the northern Indian town of Haridwar June 7, 2011. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday he had no alternative but to send police to forcibly end a peaceful anti-graft protest by Ramdev and thousands of his followers, hours after the country's top court called on the government to justify its actions. Around 600 police used batons and tear gas early on Sunday to break up a mass hunger strike led by Swami Ramdev in New Delhi, detaining the TV star before putting him on a plane to his home state. Dozens of followers and police were injured.ReutersFollowers of India's yoga guru Swami Ramdev lie on mattresses as they receive treatment for their injuries in the northern Indian town of Haridwar June 7, 2011. Followers said the men were injured during the dispersal of Ramdev's supporters by police early on Sunday. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday he had no alternative but to send police to forcibly end a peaceful anti-graft protest by Ramdev and thousands of his followers, hours after the country's top court called on the government to justify its actions. Around 600 police used batons and tear gas early on Sunday to break up a mass hunger strike led by Swami Ramdev in New Delhi, detaining the TV star before putting him on a plane to his home state. Dozens of followers and police were injured.ReutersIndia's yoga guru Swami Ramdev (front, 3rd L) offers prayers at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat in New Delhi June 3, 2011. The government suffered a fresh blow on Thursday in containing growing anger over corruption from million of voters as leading civil activist Anna Hazare joined forces with influential yoga guru Swami Ramdev in a "fast-until-death" against graft.ReutersActivists from Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) shout slogans in favour of India's yoga guru Swami Ramdev as they stomp on an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a protest in Noida, located in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh June 5, 2011. Police swooped early on Sunday on India's most famous yoga guru, detaining him briefly and using teargas to disperse his supporters and evict them from a huge tent in the capital where they were on a mass fast against corruption. The saffron-robed Swami Ramdev, who rose from an illiterate family to host a television show with 30 million viewers and owns a "peace" island in Scotland, began his fast on Saturday in a tent the size of four football pitches in the heart of the capital with tens of thousands of supporters.ReutersA supporter of India's yoga guru Swami Ramdev uses a magnifying glass to watch his address at the Ramlila grounds on the first day of his fast in New Delhi June 4, 2011. India's most famous yoga guru began a fast to the death on Saturday to demand reforms including the death penalty for corrupt officials in an anti-graft campaign that has undermined an embattled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The saffron-robed and bearded Swami Ramdev, who rose from an illiterate family to host a television show with 30 million viewers and own a "peace" island in Scotland, sat with thousands of followers in a tent the size of four football pitches in DelhiReutersA man waves India's national flag during an address by yoga guru Swami Ramdev to his supporters at the Ramlila grounds on the first day of Ramdev's fast in New Delhi June 4, 2011. India's most famous yoga guru began a fast to the death on Saturday to demand reforms including the death penalty for corrupt officials in an anti-graft campaign that has undermined an embattled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The saffron-robed and bearded Swami Ramdev, who rose from an illiterate family to host a television show with 30 million viewers and own a "peace" island in Scotland, sat with thousands of followers in a tent the size of four football pitches in Delhi. REUTERSReuters
