Yoga

The series that was hosted by Ira Trivedi was produced by Doordarshan Delhi as part of a series of different yoga programmes produced to highlight yoga prior to the International day of yoga in 2017

After social media backlash, a self-proclaimed yoga teacher, Ira Trivedi, who runs a show on national broadcaster Doordarshan, has taken to Twitter today to proclaim that she is a strict vegetarian and respects Hindu religion.

The guideline warned that "Christians must be vigilant against the fact that they should not be embracing another religion (Hinduism in this case) while practising meditation”

Rahul Gandhi posted a tweet mocking yoga done by army dogs

The Communist Chief Minister of Kerala pontificated on how none of the Asanas performed on International Yoga Day had anything to do with any religion.

Reportedly, the yoga center is functioning for the last 18 years and has been involved in a lot of charity works. Yoga guru Umamaheshwar Guruji, speaking to a local media outlet, said that the center uses 500 liters of water every day.

The fan is a florist by profession

I watched bits of his primetime show. I felt his views on dissent have evolved between then and now.

Hope all of you who read this appreciate that I come from a place of intellectual curiosity and not malice

With the official response out, would people who furthered an unverified source-based "news" from dubious website retract?