PM Modi thanks those who participated in Yoga Day

June 21, 2017 23:24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to the people across the world who participated in the International Day of Yoga.

The third IYD was celebrated across the world, with lakhs of people bending, stretching and twisting their bodies to different yogic asanas.

Modi himself led over 50,000 yoga enthusiasts in performing 'asanas' in Lucknow this morning amid showers.

"Thank you to people across the world who took part in #YogaDay2017 programmes in their countries. The support to Yoga is deeply appreciated," the prime minister tweeted.

On the UN-declared day, lakhs of people performed yoga in all major cities of India as well various parts of the world, including New York, the Trafalgar Square in London and the Great Wall in China.

Addressing the participants in Lucknow, Modi said yoga, which connects body with mind and intelligence, was today playing an important role in connecting the whole world with India.

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