PM Modi leads Yoga Day event in Visakhapatnam, says ‘Yoga can bring peace in conflict-ridden world’

Highlighting the importance of Yoga, PM Modi said Yoga simply means to add.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led the celebrations of International Yoga Day at Vishakhapatnam.

Highlighting the importance of Yoga, PM Modi said, “I extend my greetings to the people from across the world on this occasion of International Yoga Day. Today, the entire world is performing Yoga. Yoga simply means to add, and it is an immense pleasure to see how Yoga has connected the entire world…”

He added, “In the last one decade, when I see the journey of Yoga, it reminds me of many things. The day India put forth a resolution in the UNGA – to recognise June 21 as International Yoga Day- and in a very short time, 175 countries of the world stood with our country. This unity and support in today’s world is not a normal incident.”

#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi leads the nation in celebrating #InternationalDayofYoga2025, from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

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— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2025