DEHRADUN: On Saturday, Yoga guru Ramdev lodged a complaint against CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury in Uttarakhand's Haridwar for allegedly linking Hinduism with violence. Ramdev said by linking Hinduism with violence, Mr. Yechury has hurt Hindu sentiments all over the country, SSP Haridwar Janmaijai Khanduri told PTI on phone. A complaint was registered in the case, the SSP said, adding that officials concerned were asked to look into the matter.

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Ramdev led a delegation of seers to submit his complaint to Haridwar’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Janmejaya Khanduri. "It is an attempt by Yechury to defame the religion which must be condemned," Ramdev said.

CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday had said that epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata prove that "even Hindus can be violent".

"Ramayana and Mahabharata are also filled with instances of violence and battles. Being a pracharak (RSS functionaries), you narrate the epics but still claim Hindus can't be violent? What is the logic behind saying that there's a religion which engages in violence and we Hindus don't," Yechury said at an event in Bhopal.

He said that it is a fallacy to say that Hindus don't engage in violence as historicity doesn't verify this claim.  "What is the logic behind saying there is a religion which engages in violence and we Hindus don't," Yechury said. 

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