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Sonia Gandhi who is considered as the Queen in Indian politics these days and Shahrukh Khan who is popularly known as King Khan are among the list of 50 most powerful people in the world. This list was published in the prestigious US-based magazine ‘Newsweek’.

The newly elected president of US, Mr. Barack Obama is leading the list. He is followed by the Chinese president Mr. Hu Jintao. Other politicians who are ranking at the top are French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Markel and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Sonia Gandhi is placed at number 17 spot in the list. The magazine writes about her that under her presidency Congress party is becoming more and more powerful in India, though Indian political scene is driven by factions.

“In the world’s largest democracy, she is the queen.” Magazine quotes this for Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.

On the other hand Shahrukh Khan has been placed at the 41st position. He is the only one from Bollywood who is there in the list. The magazine has posted a few superb reviews for the King Khan and appraised his acting and secular image.

The surprise inclusions in the list are the Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani who is placed at the 20th location while Osama Bin Laden, whom the Newsweek describes as “global terrorist.”

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Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru, is interested to clean up the Indian political system without getting into the power.

He says, “I want to clean up the lives of politicians in the country through yoga and purge the political system of deadwood” through his preaching but will stay away from active politics.

“I have political ambition, but not for power. I want to change those who are in power. I hate the political system of the country. It paints such a negative image of the country abroad. The reins of the country should be in the hands of those who are transparent, humble, honest, farsighted and enterprising,” Ramdev had told IANS in an interview on June 1.

Since this interview people are aiming that Baba Ramdev is going to step in politics.

Baba Ramdev, an authority on ancient Indian yoga and traditional medicine said, “Politics has become a business. I want to see a Ram Raja, someone who is restrained and has a world view,” Ramdev said.

The interview has created a doubt about joining politics by Ramdev.

Ramdev also stressed on ayurveda and yoga to heal physical ailments. He said, “The country should stop spending Rs 15 trillion on allopathic medicines and switch to ayurveda and yoga to ensure a clean environment.”

Advising as a measure of population control, he said,” The government must reward couples who have one or two children and export the surplus population.”

Baba Ramdev became a global icon of Yoga and Ayurved. His pupils are not only in India but worldwide.

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