Male:On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, on June 21, a programme organized by the Indian government at the National Football Stadium in Maldives was suddenly stormed into by Islamic fundamentalists and created a ruckus. In the video that has come out, it can be clearly seen that a mob of fanatics entered the stadium making noise and started vandalising it.

Dramatic visuals from Maldives as group of extremists disrupt Yoga Day celebrations organised in capital Male pic.twitter.com/es9q3y5g2o

— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) June 21, 2022

In the video, a mob of fanatics is seen uprooting flags and driving away the people sitting in meditation from the stadium. In some other visuals, the food and drink in the stadium is seen lying upside down. The tables are all turned upside down. Loud voices are coming from behind. The incident took place at gallooh stadium. Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih informed on Twitter that the Maldivian police have started investigating the case. The matter is being taken seriously. He has assured that whoever is responsible for this incident will be punished.

An investigation has been launched by @PoliceMv into the incident that happened this morning at Galolhu stadium.

This is being treated as a matter of serious concern and those responsible will be swiftly brought before the law.

— Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (@ibusolih) June 21, 2022

According to media reports, some people doing yoga have also accused the crowd who entered the stadium of threatening them. He said the crowd was asking him to vacate the stadium immediately. However, later the police handled the situation and controlled the situation by releasing tear gas. The event of Yoga and Meditation was organized at the stadium at 6:30 pm on behalf of the Indian Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Development of India. Many people also took part in it. But it could not be continued due to the disturbance of the fundamentalists. Several diplomats, government officials and Maldivian ministers were also present at the event.

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