Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a spiritual master, strongly condemned the arrest of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das by Bangladeshi authorities on Tuesday, claiming that it will benefit neither them nor the country’s image.
Krishna Das, also known as Chandan Kumar Dhar, was allegedly apprehended at the Dhaka airport on Monday afternoon. He was jailed on allegations of sedition stemming from an October 31 complaint filed with the Kotwali Police Station.
The leader’s detention has caused several religious groups to request involvement from the Indian government, as well as reactions from spiritual masters such as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
In a video message, the founder of Art of Living Foundation, said, “It is unbecoming of a Prime Minister of a neighbouring country to arrest a spiritual leader. He is not taking weapons, he is not taking guns, he is caring for his people. He is just standing up for the rights and wants the government to hear the atrocities that are happening to the minorities there.”
“Arresting religious priests is not going to do any good to them or to the people or to the country or even the image of Bangladesh,” Ravi Shankar added.
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Source: HT
