"The word honeymoon has been misrepresented," Baba Ramdev told media.
"The term honeymoon period is over is often used in political language and I tried to use it in that sense actually," he said.
"I had no intention to insult Rahul Gandhi or the dalit community," Baba Ramdev
He said Gandhi went to the houses of poor people and used the opportunity as 'publicity stunt' or 'picnic'.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for allegedly saying that Gandhi visits Dalit households for 'honeymoon and picnic'.
Earlier in the day, the Congress had demanded an apology from Ramdev.
"Ramdev's remark Anti Dalit. He must publicly apologise. We would like Modi and BJP to react to Ramdev's anti Dalit remark," tweeted Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh.
On Friday, Baba Ramdev reportedly said in Lucknow: "He (Rahul) goes to houses of Dalits for honeymoon and picnic."
He also hit out at Rahul and said he does not want to marry an Indian girl.
"On one hand, his mother (Congress president Sonia Gandhi) told him that if marries a foreigner, he won't become the PM. On the other hand, he does not want to marry an Indian girl," he said.
"So now his mother has advised him to first become PM and then marry a foreigner," Baba Ramdev added.
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