'Tamasha' of community yoga is utter waste of public money, alleges Digvijay Singh

The Congress leader tweeted that Yoga Day was only image building for Modi

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday wished all on the occasion of the International Yoga Day, but added that this 'tamasha' of community yoga is utter waste of public money.

"I wish International Yoga Day to all. But this Tamasha of Community Yoga is utter waste of public money and is only image building for Modi," he tweeted.

Prime Minister Modi has dubbed the International Yoga Day as the beginning of a new era of peace and goodwill, thanking all those who have contributed to the development of the great discipline.

Dressed in all-white and a tricolour scarf, Prime Minister Modi performed a variety of poses, including the Vajrasan and Padmasan, at the Rajpath where an estimated 40,000 people participated in the celebrations. Nearly 2,000 digital cinema screens were set up across Rajpath for the people to witness the live streaming of the performance of yoga asanas.

Similar yoga events took place simultaneously across India, with Chief Ministers like Vasundhara Raje, Chandrababu Naidu, Devendra Fadnavis and Raghubar Das joining in.

The yoga celebrations are being organised after the United Nations had in December last year declared June 21 as International Yoga Day.

The idea of celebrating the International Yoga Day was pitched by Prime Minister Modi at the United Nations General Assembly last year.