Politicians need to adhere to right path, says spiritualist

CHANDRAPUR: Noted spiritual guru and Bhagwat Kathakar Rameshbai Ojha from Porbandar (Gujrat) supported the movements taken up by Yoga guru Baba Ramdeo and social worker Anna Hazare on Wednesday. He claimed that when those in power are deviated from their just path, spiritual leaders like Baba Ramdeo and Shri Shri Ravi Shankar have to step in by awakening the people power.

Rameshbai Ojha is in town for the week-long Shrimad Bhagwat Dyan-Yadnya organised at Chanda Club ground by Shri Radhe-Radhe Seva Samiti. Interacting with reporters, he claimed that saints and sages work for social and national welfare. "However, when politics deviates from its right path, spiritual masters need to rein them in through social awareness," he said. He claimed that religion and politics are two sides of a same coin and could not be separated. "There should be religion in politics, but politics in religion is unacceptable," he said.

He stressed that those in power should listen to intellectuals and thinkers. He claimed that spiritual leaders must have ideal character and refrain from running after the money. "We are in the transition period, when people are attracted towards the spiritual guidance, still disintegration of values is high. One should have eye to evaluate right and wrong. It would be detrimental for the society if people start believing in wrong values," he said. Ojha said that he admired the people of Chandrapur for their discipline.