Once upon a time sages would teach yoga to their disciples in forests in indestructible conditions which needed lot of hard work in challenging situations. In a sheer contrast, AP CM Chandrababu Naidu ordered all the ministers and bureaucrats to learn a 3-day crash course on yoga. Undoubtedly, this would have been a wise decision and there could have been the revival of our great heritage and traditions.
However, the money pumped in by exchequer was quite embarrassing. It is being said that Rs.1.8 crores has been spent for yoga classes. Single idli, a banana and a cup of milk costs just Rs.450. A curry, rice costs Rs.1350. Even then, critics might not have slammed CBN for spending the money like this. But CBN's 'peda arupulu', orders to treasuries to stop salaries to the employed( now the order is lifted) turned the root cause of severe criticisms on CBN.