Sri Sri Ravishankar NEW DELHI: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh , describing it as a regressive step that tarnishes the nation's image. Speaking on the issue, he 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." Ravishankar expressed disappointment with the actions of Bangladesh's leadership, stating, "Arresting religious priests is not going to do any good to them or to the people or to the country or even to the image of Bangladesh. We expect much more from Professor Mohammad Yunus who has got the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace and security to people and that's why he has been put there as a Prime Minister.
We will not expect him to take such action which would further create more tension between the communities and fear." Then, Ravishankar urged decisive action to safeguard minorities in Bangladesh. "We request the government of Bangladesh to please take care of their minorities and control the radical elements that ransacking your own country and its image.
Bangladesh has been known as a very liberal and progressive country. Do you want to take the country backwards? It's a very sorry state of affairs," ad.