The end of Ramdev's nine-day-old fast against corruption and black money today evoked mixed feelings among hundreds of his supporters with a section of them unhappy with the yoga guru's decision.
While many of his followers supported Ramdev's decision, some were disappointed and wanted Ramdev to go ahead with his fast till the Centre accepted all his demands.
"Ramdev should have continued for some more days as he was able to successfully wake up people over the issue of corruption. I am unhappy over his decision" said Lakhan, one of his followers, who had come from Muzzaffarpur.
"I am with the yoga guru. I have come from Andhra Pradesh to pledge my support. I am slightly disappointed over his decision. But whatever it is we will support it happily," said Hyderabad-based businessman Lalit.
Ramdev, along with his confidant Balakrishna, today ended his fast heeding the appeals of various spiritual and religious leaders including Sri Sri Ravishankar.
The duo had been brought to the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences near here after Ramdev's condition worsened on the seventh day of his fast at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar on June 10.
"It is good that he has broken his fast. It is a matter of happiness for me. I will also have food now. Our fight will continue till central government accepts all his demands," said Rukmani, who had come from Motihari district in Bihar to fast with Ramdev.
Ramdev was fasting from June 4. Today was the ninth day of his protest.
"It is good that Ramdev tried to do something for the welfare of the country. But it should be the government's duty to remove corruption from our country and bring black money stashed in foreign banks," said Mukul, who runs a small eatery outside the hospital’s main gate.
The hospital compound was the centre of attraction for past three days as locals were amused and excited over the presence of a huge number of mediapersons from both print and electronic media who remained at the spot 24x7 ever since Ramdev was admitted to the hospital.
"I have never watched mediapersons so closely. It was exciting. I was getting first hand news on Ramdev," an excited Renuka said.
