Baba Hathyogi says Baba Ramdev's aide threatened him

Baba Hathyogi, spokesperson of Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad, an apex body of sadhus, alleged that yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth in-charge Rakesh Kumar gave him a life threat after barging into his ashram here.

A complaint has been lodged with the Haridwar senior Superintendent of Police in this regard, Baba Hathyogi told reporters here, adding, he has also sought police security.

Hathyogi said he is being targeted and attacked by Ramdev as he had protested to some "objectionable" contents about Hindu religion and women in a book titled "Sant Darshan", published by Ramdev's Divya Yog Trust.

Last month, Ramdev's organisation had registered a case against Hathyogi for allegedly flaring up religious sentiments.

In a complaint, Rakesh Kumar accused Hathyogi of burning photographs of Ramdev and the literature of his organisations in Haridwar.