Ranchi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is not new to controversies and in a new statement, Ramdev has allegedly claimed that he has not been bestowed with a Nobel Prize yet because he is 'black'.
According to a ETV report, the Yoga guru made the bizarre statement during a yoga event being conducted in Ranchi. He claimed that if it weren't for his skin colour, he would have been honoured with a Nobel Prize, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in the world.
"If I would have been a fair-skinned person, the Nobel Prize would have been awarded to me till now for my work in the field of yoga. But, it has been denied to me because I am black", Ramdev reportedly said.
The winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize awards were announced only recently in October. Each prize is worth 8 million Swedish kronor ($960,000) and the winner is given a diploma along with a gold medal.
What prompted Baba Ramdev to make such a statement is not yet known. According to reports, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das was also present at the event where the Yoga Guru made the strange claim.
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