Namaz is nothing but yoga: BJP leader's comment draws ire

June 09, 2015 21:55

Maharashtra's Minorities Affairs Minister Eknath Khadse courted controversy after comparing yoga with namaz, evoking a sharp response from the opposition. "Namaz is nothing but Yoga. All actions that one does inNamaz is done in Yoga as well. So only Yoga has been renamed a Namaz, but we have not forced anybody to do Yoga. If somebody wants to do it, they can do it. It is an individual choice," Khadse said.

The Congress said that the BJP-led government is only "saffronising" the ancient practice of Yoga and that comparing it to a religion is uncalled for.

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