Amit Shah credits PM Modi for taking yoga to the world

TIL Desk/National/Rohtak(Haryana)/ Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking yoga to the world, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday said the ancient Indian practice has become ambassador of the country’s culture around the globe.

 Shah praised Modi’s efforts towards promoting Yoga and said it was due to the prime minister’s initiatives that yoga has got international recognition and June 21 is now celebrated as the International Day of Yoga.

Addressing state-level yoga day celebrations organised by the Haryana government here, Shah said that on December 11, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the ‘International Day of Yoga’, months after Prime Minister Modi proposed the idea.

The International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on June 21 to raise global awareness about the benefits of the ancient Indian practice.

Modi ji has helped take Yoga to the world. It has also helped promote our culture. Yoga today has become ambassador of our culture to the world and has helped attract millions across the world to our culture…it has played a key role in promoting our culture, Shah said.