Modi arrives in Chandigarh for Yoga Day

June 20, 2016 22:36

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight arrived in Chandigarh to participate in the second International Yoga Day celebrations tomorrow.

He was received at the airport by Punjab and Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, who is also Union Territory of Chandigarh's administrator, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar, official sources said.

The prime minister will stay at Punjab Raj Bhawan, they said. Modi will join 30,000 people for the second International Yoga Day celebrations in Chandigarh tomorrow to be held amid tight security.

He will lead the celebrations at Capitol Complex, designed by French architect Le Corbusier.

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