Politicians Celebrate International Yoga Day

India along with the rest of the world is celebrating International Yoga Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was joined by many big guns of politics. Dressed in all-white and a tricolour scarf, PM Modi performed a variety of poses, including the Vajrasan and Padmasan, along with 45,000 people.

  • Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel performing Yoga alongside 75000 citizens at the state-level celebrations in Ahmedabad.
    Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel performing Yoga alongside 75000 citizens at the state-level celebrations in Ahmedabad.
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  • Home Minister, Rajnath Singh performed yoga with thousands of other participants in Lucknow.
    Home Minister, Rajnath Singh performed yoga with thousands of other participants in Lucknow.
  • Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis performing one of the Yoga <i>asanas</i> in Mumbai.
    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis performing one of the Yoga asanas in Mumbai.
  • Union Minister Smriti Irani in Shimla for International Yoga Day. The UN announced an International Day of Yoga last year after PM Modi's appeal at the General Assembly.
    Union Minister Smriti Irani in Shimla for International Yoga Day. The UN announced an International Day of Yoga last year after PM Modi's appeal at the General Assembly.
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  • Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje joined thousands of people in performing yoga in Jaipur to mark the International Yoga Day celebrations.
    Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje joined thousands of people in performing yoga in Jaipur to mark the International Yoga Day celebrations.
  • International Yoga Day: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia joined PM Modi and the thousands who gathered at Rajpath in Delhi.
    International Yoga Day: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia joined PM Modi and the thousands who gathered at Rajpath in Delhi.
  • A candid photo of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, taken as he performed Yoga.
    A candid photo of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, taken as he performed Yoga.
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  • Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi performed Yoga in Faridabad along with large number of people from the Muslim community to celebrate Yoga Day.
    Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi performed Yoga in Faridabad along with large number of people from the Muslim community to celebrate Yoga Day.
  • Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha: "Thrilled to do my daily yoga and <i>dhyan</i> with honorable PM and 40,000 people on Rajpath. Historic day for yoga and India!"
    Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha: "Thrilled to do my daily yoga and dhyan with honorable PM and 40,000 people on Rajpath. Historic day for yoga and India!"
  • Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi joined PM Modi and the thousands who gathered at Rajpath in the heart of the capital, to mark the International Yoga Day.
    Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi joined PM Modi and the thousands who gathered at Rajpath in the heart of the capital, to mark the International Yoga Day.
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  • Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan lightning the lamp on the International Yoga Day at Kachhari Maidan, Hajipur, Bihar.
    Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan lightning the lamp on the International Yoga Day at Kachhari Maidan, Hajipur, Bihar.
  • #YogaDay: CM of Chhattisgarh, Dr Raman Singh gave live yoga demonstration to students in Raipur.
    #YogaDay: CM of Chhattisgarh, Dr Raman Singh gave live yoga demonstration to students in Raipur.
  • Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Health Minister: "Do yoga and stay healthy."
    Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Health Minister: "Do yoga and stay healthy."
  • International Yoga Day: Senior BJP leader LK Advani practicing Yoga.
    International Yoga Day: Senior BJP leader LK Advani practicing Yoga.
  • Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu participated in a mass yoga session along with other yoga practitioners on the first International Yoga day in Chennai.
    Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu participated in a mass yoga session along with other yoga practitioners on the first International Yoga day in Chennai.