Terrorist elements should be dealt with an iron hand and steely resolve: Sadhguru

Coimbatore: Founder of Isha Yoga Centre, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has said the terrorist elements involved in Pahalgam terror attack should be dealt with an iron hand and steely resolve.
"If we want to preserve and nurture the sovereignty of this nation, these elements who are willing to kill indiscriminately and also die in the process, whose beliefs are not concurrent with the fundamentals of the nation state, should be dealt with an iron hand and a steely long-term resolve,'' he said in a video message on the Pahalgam terror attack.
He said the dastardly attack spelt a new chapter in terms of the country's response in protecting innocent people as well as the general security of the nation itself.
"Someone who carries a gun or bomb with the intention of shooting and killing anyone on the street simply needs to be dealt with decisively,'' he said.
"This fighting for God must be put down. It does not matter which section of society it comes from,'' he said.
He said these terrorists were not always political pawns or tools in somebody else's hands. "We are still unwilling to face the fact that there are people among us, within the nation, who have such beliefs and intentions. Somewhere we think forces from outside the border are pulling the strings. But help is coming from outside only because people here have these intentions too,'' he said. "It is obvious there are certain elements who do not want this nation empowered. It is high time we defeated nefarious designs of these anti national elements," he said.
Sadhguru said there are larger long-term solutions for all these situations. "We must nurture the integrity of the nation and a strong bonding among people of different social ethnic and religious backgrounds. We must bring equal distribution of education, economic opportunities, wealth and welfare on all levels. Socio economic development must reach everyone so that youth do not go in the direction of terror,'' he said. What we need for the country and the world is more inclusiveness in individuals and institutions of society, he said.
But for immediate purposes, these terror activities must be put down strongly and the lawlessness has to be ended, he said.
He pointed out that after 1000 years of occupation and extreme poverty, the nation was now on the threshold of economic well-being. "This opportunity and possibility have not come free but out of much pain, suffering and sacrifice by generations of people before us. Therefore, it is our duty to bring their efforts to fruition and make their dreams come true,'' he urged.