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Your evidence is anecdotal. The article, to its credit, has actual references, as in what Baba Ramdev said, and a good deal of people believe him. Just see a g

• gnufied 12y ago
  A majority of educated Indians see Baba Ramdev as crook. A self-styled guru curing cancer with Yoga and whatnot. So yalogin's response may not link to hard evidence but just because Ramdev can get behind a cause does not mean majority of Indians believe in it. EDIT: If anything - if you take intersection of salaried Middle class and Baba ramdev's followers, you will be left with a small set. I am not saying Bab ramdev does not have a large following, but in a country where literacy is 72% (with number going lower in north india, where majority of Baba ramdev's followers are), it is hard to argue that middleclass supports this man's viewpoints.