According to the petitioner, her daughters, Geetha (34) and Latha (31), who now go by the names 'Maa Mathi' and 'Maa Mayu', were forced to stay in the yoga centre against their will.
Geetha was an former employee of Sheffield Hallam University, England. After her marriage broke up in 2008, she started attending yoga classes organised by Isha Foundation.
Inspired by her sister, Latha also joined the Foundation and both became full-time workers from 2013. The petitioner alleged that the Foundation management, after coming to know about the financial status of their daughters, exerted influence and pressure on them to become full-time workers.
