India cannot be ‘Maha-Bharat’ if it does not stand up for Bangladesh : Sadhguru

Guwahati : Spiritual leader Sadhguru on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to ‘stand up’ and ‘act at the earliest’ for the people of Bangladesh.

According to Sadhguru, India cannot remain ‘Maha-Bharat’ if it does not ensure the safety of the Hindu minorities of Bangladesh who have been facing severe atrocities.

Sadhguru, in a post on X, wrote, “The atrocities being perpetrated against Hindus is not just an internal matter of #Bangladesh.”

“Bharat cannot be Maha-Bharat if we do not stand up and act at the earliest to ensure the safety of minorities in our neighborhood,” he wrote.

“What was part of this Nation unfortunately became neighborhood, but it is our responsibility to protect these people -who actually belong to this Civilization- from these shocking atrocities,” he added.

Earlier, Yoga guru Ramdev also urged the Centre to protect the Hindus living in the neighbouring country.

"There should be no cruelty or atrocity on Hindus in Bangladesh - be it the Hindus who are involved in trade there, or Hindu temples there, or Indians living there. For this, the entire country has to be united," Ramdev said in a video posted on social media. 

For this, the entire country has to be united. I am happy to see that for the first time, the entire Opposition is with the Government and this indeed should be the policy of India. Otherwise, the manner in which Islamic radicalism is expanding across the world and the manner in which has knocked at the neighbourhood of India, it can be dangerous for the country,” he added.

“This unity should continue even in the time to come. Those who want to divide the country in the name of reservation, caste, religious fanaticism - it is not right. So, India's politics should be focused on issues,"he added.

As per reports, many homes, business establishments and temples belonging to Hindus have been vandalized in Bangladesh.