However , when contacted, Sharma told TOI that his recent interview should be taken in a holistic manner and insisted he had not spoken against any religion or person. He said he was being misrepresented in the name of 'saffronization' and also denied that he had pressed for making epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata and Gita compulsory in schools. "I am not authorized to make such decisions ," he said. "As far as imposing restrictions on peoples' eating habits is concerned , nobody has the right to do that," he told TOI.
