Muslims set to participate in Yoga Day event in Lucknow

Lucknow: The International Yoga Day event here on June 21 is likely to witness participation of Muslims in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“At least 300 Muslim men and women will participate in the International Yoga Day celebrations to be held in Lucknow’s Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan. The number of participants may go up,” Mahiraj Dhwaj Singh, national co-convener (organisation) of Muslim Rashtriya Manch for UP and Uttarakhand said on Wednesday.

Spokesperson of All India Shia Personal Law Board Maulana Yasoob Abbas when contacted said, “We are open to the idea of participation in the International Yoga Day celebrations. We are exploiting all  the options in this regard.”

Syed Babar Ashraf, president of Sada-e-Sufiyaain Hind, was of the view that if yoga was good for an individual’s health, then it must be practiced.