Baba Ramdev’s ‘Satyagraha’ : Some Questions

As expected Baba Ramdev’s ‘Satyagraha’is spilling a lot of beans. In the process a lot of questions are getting sidetracked. These questions are:
1- Are the five star protest actions in a country like India where majority of the people are poor appropriate? We all have seen many social activists sitting on hunger strike under a tree at Jantar Mantar with a pitcher of water and some lemons. Can people used to five star comfort feel the pang of hunger?
2- Is a satyagrahi permitted to enjoy the comforts of five star facilities? If no than why Baba called his protest action a satyagraha? Is he misusing Gandhi’s name to establish himself in the political arena?
3- Can satyagraha be staged by everybody or anybody? Gandhiji has defined dos and do’nts for a satyagrahi. One of the basic principles of a satyagrahi is always toe the path of truth. As reported in the press Baba booked the Ramleela ground for holding yoga camps. But the posters all over Delhi were advertizing indefinite fast by Baba and thousands of his devotees. When questioned by reporters Baba lightly replied that he would teach yoga, and it is his prerogative whether he teaches yoga by eating food or by remaining hungry. Can a satyagrahi play such pranks with truth? .
4- Is a satyagrahi afraid of death? After the 4th June incident Baba is repeatedly telling the press that police was after his life. They had come to kill him. It is to protect his life he went hiding , wore women’s clothes and was trying to sneak out incognito. But was caught.
5- Is not a satyagrahi a law abiding citizen both in letter and spirit? If a satyagrahi while staging satyagraha violates law he/she offers oneself to the law enforcing authorities to be punished according to law. If Delhi police thought Baba had violated law why did not he offer himself to be prosecuted according to the provisions of law? Why was he trying to flee?
6-The police action on unarmed people is highly condemnable. At the same time had Baba cooperated with the police thousands of women, old and sick people would have been saved from the harassment they faced on the night of 4th June. If the police and government crossed all limits of decency Baba also did not behave like a responsible leader of millions of Indian – a claim which he makes untiringly.He was and is more concerned for his safety and used his devotees as a shield. Even now he is doing so.
7- Baba claims his models are revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru, Sukh Dev etc. But when he was running for his life he did not think that for these revolutionaries it was not life but the cause was dear and they made highest sacrifice for the cause.