Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Take Part in Yoga Day Celebrations in Vizag

Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the 11th International Day of Yoga would be celebrated in Visakhapatnam on June 21 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to the media, Naidu said the International Yoga Day event in Visakhapatnam would be a grand occasion for AP to get into the Guinness World Records. The state, he said, is aiming to achieve two Guinness World Records and a total of 22 world records through this Yoga Day initiative. The programme would be conducted in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi “in a manner that wins global attention and international recognition for AP.”

Addressing the media, Naidu gave out details



of the Yoga Day event. “Some 25,000 tribal students would perform Surya Namaskars for 108 minutes. The objective is to set a record for the largest group of people performing Surya Namaskar simultaneously.” Elaborate arrangements have been made across the 26-km stretch from RK Beach to Bhogapuram in Visakhapatnam. 

The Chief Minister announced, “The event is themed ‘Yoga for One Earth, One Health’. The state is working towards incorporating yoga into the curriculum from Class 9, with plans to hold yoga classes once or twice every week in schools. We also have plans to establish a deemed university dedicated to yoga.”