Modi to perform yoga at public event on June 21

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform yoga at a public event next month, part of his international drive to increase participation in the ancient Indian discipline. Mr Modi will practice physical poses and breathing control at the event in New Delhi, on June 21, government and ruling party officials said.

The United Nations declared June 21 the first International Day of Yoga after adopting a measure proposed by the Modi government after the PM’s speech at the UNGA.