As you enter Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan—the site of Baba Ramdev's indefinite hunger strike– from its front gate, a giant billboard with a portrait of the swami greets you.
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- Baba Ramdev speaks to his supporters during his ‘fast unto death’ in New Delhi on June 4, 2011.
It reads: "It's enough. I don't have to listen to the ministers' hogwash."
That captured the mood of the Day One of the closely-watched hunger strike of Baba Ramdev, who has thousands of people across the country supporting his campaign against the “black money” – untaxed money stashed abroad—and corruption.
At 5 a.m. Saturday, Baba Ramdev began his fast with about 100,000 men, women and children who had arrived overnight, according to Sanjay Joshi of Bharat Swabhiman Trust (Indian Self-Pride Trust) which Baba Ramdev heads.
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With a day of sweltering 40C heat, some of those fasting were sleeping in colorful tents with fans whirring above them. Some were gulping water mixed with glucose and lemon.
"This is all we have been having since morning," said Mukesh, who goes by only one name [...]
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