Gadkari's invitation to Ramdev

Yoga-guru-cum-FMCG marketer Ramdev, who acquired a Scottish isle for about £2 million to set up a wellness retreat way back in 2009, has received an open invitation from Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari to set up spas and yoga kendras on islands in India that also offer "maalish" services to foreign tourists. At the ASSOCHAM conference on Coastal Shipping and Inland Waterways held in Mumbai on Wednesday, the minister spoke about the options his ministry was exploring to promote facilities that attract tourists and generate employment. "There is so much demand for these spas that you can massage as much as you want, I told him," said Gadkari.