"Such is the environment of fear in country now, that if you donot use Patanjali face wash, then you will be called anti-national," the former president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) said.
Patanjali Ayrved is the Indian FMCG firm founded by Yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
He was addressing a gathering to launch 'Bihar Te Tihar', the Marathi version of his Hindi book, on the eve of the birth anniversary of dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar.
He said that in the present scenario, various sections of society, "including the poor, dalits, women, tribals, backward classes, minorities, and even intellectuals live in fear."
Kumar said that recently 68 students of the Panjab University were booked for sedition for protesting against hike in fee.
"The present scenario in the country is such that if you demand reduction in fee, you will be labelled as anti-national," he added.
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