As the Madhya Pradesh government prepared to create a world record with thousands of students performing the Surya Namaskar, along came a fatwa against it.
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As the Madhya Pradesh government prepared to create a world record with thousands of students performing the Surya Namaskar, along came a fatwa against it. Naturally, a lot of people decided to tweet about it. Like Meena, for instance, who asked: 'Fatwa against Surya Namaskar? They don't deserve anything that is good and uplifting.' Deepika Aradhya wanted to know 'How is Surya Namaskar, a salutation to the sun, idol worship?' Siva Kumar had this message: 'Those against the Surya Namaskar shouldn't come out until evening because the fatwa is against the sun.' And from Mitali Shroff: 'What is this fatwa nonsense? I think we all need to re-think our priorities and stop acting so immature.'For the Wall
This, according to some people online, is all we need: 'An escape from reality', 'a friend we can tell everything to', 'a loyal boyfriend', 'air to breathe considering there are a few billion people on earth' and 'a new book from JK Rowling.'
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From journalist Tavleen Singh: 'Cynical thought of the day: Has the PM discovered that 45 per cent of Indian children are malnourished only to pass the Food Bill?'
-- Lindsay Pereira is Editor,u00a0MiD DAY Onlineu00a0(twitter.com/lindsaypereira)
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