Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley has compared yoga teacher Ramdev to Mahatma Gandhi, praising him for "awakening" the country's voters. At an event organized by Ramdev's supporters on Sunday, Mr Jaitley said, "The role played by Ramdev in awakening the voters is similar to the struggles of Mahatma Gandhi and Jayprakash Narayan. He had no greed for any post... His motto is to strengthen the system. Ramdev's campaign against black money and corruption is similar to those of Mahatma Gandhi and Jayprakash Narayan."
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