Baba Ramdev on June 9 made an attempt to silence his critics by giving details of his business empire. The yoga guru listed capital and expenses of his trusts but remained silent on companies run by his trusts. In the end he ended up hiding more than what he revealed. Acharya Balkrishna declared the overall worth of Brand Baba Ramdev – an empire estimated to be worth Rs 1177 crore by Baba’s own admission.
The Divyaoga Mandir Trust has a capital base of Rs 249.63 crores. The Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust has Rs 164.80 crores. Bharat Swabhiman Trust has Rs 9.97 crores. Acharya Kulumbh Siskhshan Sansthan has a capital base of Rs 1.69 crores. But these disclosures also throw up several questions. Critics say, Baba Ramdev and his aides were careful in giving details of their assets, only revealing wealth accumulated in trusts exempted under IT laws and remaining mum on companies floated by them.