International Yoga Day: 'Yoga helps connecting the world' says PM Modi

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that yoga was acting in a big way to bond people and the global community. Speaking at the third edition of the International Yoga Day here, Modi pointed out how the UN had accepted his proposal in record time to celebrate June 21 as the International Yoga Day. As a result, yoga related events were taking place around the world, he added. He called for standardization of yoga and pointed out how the young were captivated by yoga, an age-old tradition propounded by saints and seers. Yoga was a great medium to bring cohesion in the society, Modi said, adding no one in the world was questioning the benefits of yoga. "I request people to make yoga a part of their life. We may not master yoga or become teachers but we should not stop from doing yoga," he said. "Yoga not only enlightens the body but also the soul." Even Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was present at the Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow, who said, “Yoga helps to unite people”. "Yoga is an ancient Indian practice and all ancient scriptures including the Vedas have accepted the importance of yoga. Yoga is a way of life and helps to unite people," Adityanath said on the occasion of the third International Yoga Day.