I did not name a single religious organisation in my speech, nor did I use a single religious book, and did not name a single religious figure apart from Christ and Buddha,? he said.
A yoga teacher in Russia has been charged with illegal missionary activity under a controversial new law designed to fight terrorism.
According to the law?s definition of missionary activity, it is necessary for the person conducting missionary activity to call for [people] to join some religious group,? he said.
In August, a follower of Hare Krishna in southern Russia was charged with illegal missionary activity for telling passersby on the street about his beliefs and handing out literature.
His comments won him fans described as ?Medvedev?s Girls?, who performed exercises on Red Square to promote yoga.
