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An extremal problem

Let $f:[0,\pi]\to [0,\pi]$ be a diffeomorphism. How to prove that

$$P[f]:=\int_0^\pi \sin^2(x) \left(3+2 \frac{\sin^2(f(x))}{\sin^2 x}+(f'(x))^2\right)^2dx $$ attains its minimum for $f(x)\equiv x$?