Ram Naik: Gadkari did no wrong, touch feet Indian tradition

June 08, 2012 15:10

No let up for Nitin Gadkari touching Baba Ramdev's feet, it seems.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Naik on Friday came out in full defence of party president Nitin Gadkari for touching the feet of yoga guru Baba Ramdev, saying it is the Indian culture to touch the feet of the elderly.

When asked to comment on BJP leader Sangh Priya Gautam's letter to Gadkari questioning the need to show such respect to a man who is basically a medicine seller and not some spiritual guru, Naik said: "If we meet anybody, we fold our hands in respect. Baba Ramdev has his won identity in the society and that position is there because he is a saint and also leading a movement. Touching feet is the Indian culture.

"So, there is nothing astonishing in what Nitin Gadkari-ji did. We always touch the feet of the elderly. I don't agree with this thinking," he added. Gautam has accused Gadkari of demeaning the post of BJP president.

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