Joining the chorus of outrage over certain fringe elements issuing a fatwa to popular Yoga teacher Rafia Naaz, Sonu Nigam has shared his own opinion on the issue.
In an exclusive video message, Sonu Nigam has echoed Baba Ramdev’s view that Yoga is beyond religion. He also harkens back to his past and speaks about how he was initiated into Yoga.
That Yoga has been a significant part of Sonu Nigam’s life is evident, not only from the experiences that he shares, but also from the fact that he coins a new term — fana-lunatics (fanatic + lunatic ?) — to describe those fringe elements who are currently communalising Yoga.
“I’m glad in a way that these so-called ‘fana-lunatics’ are coming out in the open and exposing themselves”
Earlier, Rafia Naaz, a popular Yoga teacher from Jharkhand has received death threats for teaching Yoga as it is deemed as being ‘Un-Islamic.’ The matter has been brought up to the notice of the Jharkhand Chief Minister following which security has been beefed up to ensure her protection.
On speaking to Republic, Rafia said that she has been facing these problems for the past three years. She added that till date, she has been unable to determine the root cause of these problems even though she has been teaching Yoga for a long time.
“I fail to understand what problem these people seem to have with me,” Rafia said during her conversation with Republic TV.
Furthermore, according to news agency ANI, an incident of stone-pelting at her house also took place when the security guard went on a break. The incident stopped after police intervention, but resumed the next morning.
“The threat to my life is also because I’m a student leader. I work towards the safety of students and I actively participate in and work for the society. So there has always been a certain degree of threat to my life,” Naaz told ANI earlier.
A resident of Doranda in Ranchi, who has been performing yoga since the age of four, Rafia became popular in her community after sharing the stage with yoga guru Ramdev and has won many accolades and awards in this field.
Hear her narrate the complete ordeal in the video above.
