Yoga guru Baba Ramdev began his fast against corruption at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on Saturday morning, inviting political parties of the country to extend support. However, he clarified that the support could only be from the 'outside', in keeping with the 'apolitical' nature of his fast.

Baba Ramdev and other religious leaders representing Muslim, Jain and Buddhist communities addressed a crowd of almost 10,000 people asking citizens to support the fight against graft. 

The morning assembly seemed to almost entirely comprise the yoga guru's followers. The venue, in fact, looked hardly any diffrent from the yoga camps the guru is known to organise. The crowd was a sea of saffron and white.

Baba Ramdev took to the stage, asking citizens to support the fight against corruption. His rallying cry againt graft comes two months after social activist Anna Hazare's fast for the Jan Lokpal Bill. However, elaborate arrangements have been made at the Ramlila Maidan by the organisers. Apart from a huge canopy with ceiling fans to beat the summer heat, provisions have been made for drinking water and toilets.