Ramdev ends nine-day-old fast: Sri Sri Ravishankar

Dehradun (PTI) - Yoga guru Ramdev
on Sunday ended his nine-day-old fast in the presence of some
spiritual leaders.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar, who met the
46-year-old yoga exponent for the third day at a Dehradun
hospital, said, "Ramdev has broken his fast by taking juice.
He ended the fast in the presence of various religious and
spiritual leaders".
Ramdev was on a fast for the past nine days to protest
against corruption and black money issues. He was admitted to
the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday after
his condition deteriorated at his ashram in Haridwar in the
Northern Indian state Uttarakhand.
The Art of Living founder had been meeting Ramdev to
persuade him to end his hunger strike.
Earlier doctors attending on him had said, "His
condition is stable. Ramdev's blood pressure and pulse rate
and all other parameters are the same. There was slight
variation in his BP. It has tripped thrice today."
Neurologist Dr Deepak Goel, who is part of the team
treating Ramdev, said, "He is facing problem in speaking. He
has complained of weakness. We are giving him saline drip with
vitamins. A team of doctors which is looking after him has
said that he should be allowed oral feeding to save his life."
On the health of Ramdev's aide Balakrishna, he said,
"His parameters are balanced and his condition is stable."
Earlier in the day, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash
Singh Badal and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash
Chautala had met Ramdev.
Badal told reporters, "I want the government to accept
all his demands as they are for welfare of the whole nation.
We will be conveying to the Centre that it is their
responsibility to save a human life who is fighting for
people's cause."