International Yoga Day: Practice #TrafficAnushAasan, Quips Mumbai Police

June 21 is celebrated as International Yoga Day and the stage is set for the third edition of the event. Tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will perform yoga with 51,000 people in Lucknow. While authorities are busy with last minute preparations for events that will be held across the country, the social media team of Mumbai Police delighted Twitter with some witty yoga puns. On the eve of Yoga Day, Mumbai Police urged drivers to stay calm on the road by practicing #TrafficAnushAasan. The tweets are part of their ongoing campaign to keep road rage in check.

So, drivers who honk too much or shout at fellow commuters, yoga is the answer.
 

With #YogaDay round the corner, we recommend #TrafficAnushAasan for a healthy driving experience pic.twitter.com/hJrNb3sQ2k

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) June 20, 2017

Breathe in, breathe out, resolve issues logically & legally... Drive on #TrafficAnushAasan #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/bld9536AH5

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) June 20, 2017

Delhi Police too has been actively posting about the benefits of yoga in the run up to the big event.
 

'Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory.' Practice everyday to experience the #MagicOfYoga. #InternationalYogaDay pic.twitter.com/WXAXQEppU6

— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 20, 2017

Yoga is not just a workout, it is working on yourself. #MagicOfYoga #InternationalYogaDay2017 pic.twitter.com/yfSBXKf0sA

— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 19, 2017

#Yoga is a journey of the self, through the self, to the self. #2Days to #YogaDay2017. #MagicOfYoga pic.twitter.com/USAI1NSxx4

— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 18, 2017

You can't always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside by practicing #Yoga. #3days to #YogaDay pic.twitter.com/1IKFUwkBRj

— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 17, 2017

Some Delhi cops are already geared up
 

#Yoga is a integral part of healthy life, @delhiPolice #SouthEastDistrict practicing #Tadasan #Trikonasan #SuryaNamskar#Yoga4Life#IYD2017 pic.twitter.com/Qn7HzHjjOK

— DCP South East Delhi (@DCPSEastDelhi) June 20, 2017

'True yoga is not about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life.', #Yoga practice session org. by West District, @DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/68wYXOpKHI

— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 20, 2017

Ahead of PM Modi's visit on International Yoga Day, NGOs and Yoga gurus have been holding practice sessions in Lucknow. The programme begins at 6 in the morning on Wednesday. Events will be held across India and even internationally.

United Nations declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day on December 11, 2014. The first international Yoga Day event was held in 2015 in the capital when PM Modi performed yoga with over 200 million people across India.