Chief Minister of Indian state Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath while addressing a crowd in Lucknow on Thursday drew parallels between Namaz and Surya Namaskar asanas, reported India Today.
In his speech, he said that all asanas or postures in the yoga routine are similar to how Muslims offer namaz. He went on to state that despite similarities, no one has tried to unite them as most were interested in ‘Bhoga’ and not yoga.
The chief minister said that talking about yoga was considered communal before 2014, however, things changed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took measures to popularise it.
Another Indian Leader P J Kurien had recently pitched for making yoga a compulsory subject in schools across the country as he said the practice helps in the holistic development of one’s personality.
