The 12th International Day of Yoga was celebrated in Puducherry today. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, accompanied by his spouse, participated in a yoga demonstration programme held on Beach Road and performed yoga exercises. He also released the Yoga 365 handbook published by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

 

Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Minister Rajavelu, MLA Sai J Saravanan Kumar, Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan, Director General of Police Shalini Singh, Tourism Secretary Manikandan, Secretaries Mohammed Yaseen and Mohammed Hassan Abid, Tourism Director Muralidharan, government officials, yoga enthusiasts and students also took part in the yoga session.

 

Earlier, a live telecast of the International Yoga Day celebrations attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kolkata was screened at the venue.