Sri Sri Ravi Shankar event: Tricked into attending it, say Srinagar locals

Groups of people raised pro-freedom slogans at an event of Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Srinagar on Sunday and left midway alleging that they were tricked into participating in the programme.

As Ravi Shankar was speaking at Paigham-e-Mohabbat (message of love) function at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) lawns, people started to leave the venue, forcing the spiritual leader to cut short his speech.
The people alleged they did not know that Ravi Shankar was to speak there and were invited to the programme on different pretexts.

We reached here early in the morning. We were told that we will be given jobs and some management company is giving training here, a group of youths from Pantha Chowk area of the city said.