health of our planet modi respondedstill the dissenters were out and about on news channels notably the bbc claiming a political motive for indias yoga promotion which they saw as a bjp initiative that is part of the hindutva agenda broad participation by 135 nationalities which the host said was a guinness world record for maximum number of nationalities in a yoga session belied the charge while critics contended that the indian prime minister is an exhibitionist and yoga spread across the world long before he began promoting it his supporters and government functionaries exulted in the un outreacha landmark day for india the world witnessed the power of indias culture as pm narendramodi ji practised yoga at the un hqs modi ji not just promoted yoga on a global platform but reclaimed indias glory by gifting a new worldview of unity tweeted union home minister amit shah among celebrity participants at event was the actor richard gere who said described prime minister modi as a product of indian culture and his message of universal brotherhood and sisterhood is the one we want to hear again and againwatch yoga is free from copyrights patents free from royalty payments pm modi at un headquarters