NDTV calls Baba Ramdev just 'Ramdev' and Anna Hazare 'Anna Hazare'. Lalu tells him to stick to yoga and not politics. Digvijay calls him a thug. He is a future religious radical to the vote bank seculars. Most do not like his expensive tents and his yoga property in Scotland and his probably-Nepali deputy. Honestly he looks somewhat awkward talking to the media, jumping from the stage and wearing a woman's clothes.
It just looks appropriate that he be advised to keep away from politics.
But I think such advice will be patently wrong. I mean it is as silly to tell a yoga guru to keep away from politics as it is to tell a lawyer (Chidambaram) or a trader (Praful) or an economist (Manmohan) or a prince (Digvijay) or a cowherd (Lalu) or a housewife (Sonia) or an actor (Jayalalitha) or a journalist (Shourie) to keep away from politics.
That's because Indian democracy allows people to participate in politics irrespective of their profession, faith, sex or other such denominations.
Baba just needs a few coaching sessions with Simi Garewal to tone up his English and expressions, with Suhel Seth to learn a few marketing and branding tricks and with Sahara Shri to learn how to never be investigated for his riches.
Jai ho!
