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Sri Sri faces trouble: NGO files complaint after he compares India to Syria

However, clarifying his statement the spiritual leader said that it was a word of caution, not of a threat

ANI  |  Kanpur 

Photo: Official Website of Art of Living Foundation
Photo: Official Website of Art of Living Foundation

A complaint has been filed against founder, Ravi Shankar, by an organisation in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur over his remark.

The complaint has been registered by MIM Jauhar Fans' Association in Kanpur's Colonelganj.

The founder, in a recent interview with a leading television channel, had said that any delay in resolving the Ram temple issue could result in a Syria-like situation in

"If the issue is not solved, we will have a in India," said during the interview.

This comment invited a lot of criticism from all political spheres.

However, clarifying his statement the spiritual leader said that it was a word of caution, not of a threat.

"Woh dhamki thodi na hai, woh caution hai (It was not a threat, but a word of caution)," he said.

First Published: Mon, March 12 2018. 08:35 IST
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