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No compulsion on doing Yoga on 'International Yoga Day': Rajnath | Zee News
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 14:24
New Delhi: Amid controversy surrounding Yoga, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that it should not be related to any caste, religion or community.
“No compulsion on doing Yoga on International Yoga Day. Yoga should not be related to any caste, religion or community,” Singh said.
His statement comes shortly after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath stoked a controversy after his statement that those opposing 'surya namaskar' should "drown in the sea".
"Sun is the source of life giving energy. Whoever thinks Sun is communal, I would like to humbly request them to drown themselves in the sea or they should stay in a dark cell," said the BJP leader yesterday at a religious event in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency.
"And my request to them would be that they should not take the sunlight or even its warmth," he added.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had also declared that it will launch a nationwide campaign against making 'Surya Namaskar' and Yoga compulsory in schools.
(With PTI Inputs)
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 14:24
New Delhi: Amid controversy surrounding Yoga, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that it should not be related to any caste, religion or community.
“No compulsion on doing Yoga on International Yoga Day. Yoga should not be related to any caste, religion or community,” Singh said.
His statement comes shortly after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath stoked a controversy after his statement that those opposing 'surya namaskar' should "drown in the sea".
"Sun is the source of life giving energy. Whoever thinks Sun is communal, I would like to humbly request them to drown themselves in the sea or they should stay in a dark cell," said the BJP leader yesterday at a religious event in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency.
"And my request to them would be that they should not take the sunlight or even its warmth," he added.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had also declared that it will launch a nationwide campaign against making 'Surya Namaskar' and Yoga compulsory in schools.
(With PTI Inputs)