2nd International Yoga Day was celebrated in Chandigarh with PM as participant.

International Yoga Day was marked throughout the world with main event held at Capitol Complex, Chandigarh where Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Yoga with thousands of participants. Modi performed Yoga aasanas with 30,000 participants of different age groups. Addressing people on this occasion, Modi briefed the countless benefits of Yoga. He said that Yoga is not restricted to any group or class of the society but for all who want to gain health benefits.

Further he stated how in some major health disorders like arthritis, diabetes, stomach related issues or various, Yoga helps to cure and keep the body fit, active and energetic. Watching such encouraging response of people to perform Yoga, Modi asked people not to break this sequence and perform Yoga on regular basis.

Expressing concern over rising number of patients suffering from diabetes, Modi asked yoga trainers to help in controlling the disease.

“In India, patients suffering from diabetes are rising. We might be able to get rid of this disease or not but with the help of yoga, diabetes can be controlled. He pleaded to start a public campaign to suggest measures in yoga to the common man suffering from diabetes.

“It will be an achievement if we can help in treating diabetes. From next year, we can take another disease. But I want that for good health, we should address any one disease every year. We should run a public campaign with an aim to address one disease,” he said. Yoga is not only a way to get rid of a disease but it also guarantees wellness. For holistic development of lives, yoga is a great way, he said.

UN last year declared 21st June as International Day of Yoga and this was the second consecutive year when PM performed Yoga with people and this time he choose Chandigarh people to perform Yoga with. All people who participated the in the Yoga were very happy to perform Yoga with PM and pledged to perform as well as encourage people perform Yoga.