Modi thanks Chinese people for participating in yoga events

June 22, 2016 10:16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his gratitude to the Chinese people who turned up in large numbers to participate in yoga events on the International Day of Yoga.

"Glimpses of International Day of Yoga celebrations across China. My gratitude to all those who joined these celebrations in large numbers," he posted on Chinese microblog Weibo which is akin to Twitter.

"I joined a Yoga Day programme in the city of Chandigarh, where I spoke about the benefits of yoga," he said.

Modi has thousands of followers in his Weibo post, opened ahead of his visit to China last year.

Over the years, yoga has become immensely popular in China.

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