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#InternationalDayofYoga2023: Shilpa Shetty, Rajnath Singh, Droupadi Murmu, M Venkaiah Naidu, Dharmendra Pradhan, JP Nadda, Many Others Posting Live Videos on Twitter

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in America, all the cabinet ministers including, Rajnath Singh, M Venkaiah Naidu, Dharmendra Pradhan, JP Nadda, among others have posted their videos of Yoga Day celebrations.

Updated on: 21 June, 2023 12:19 PM IST By: Aysha Anam
International Day of Yoga 2023: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty joins the league as she posts a video on Twitter. (Photo Courtesy: Shilpa Shetty Kundra/Twitter)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by the United Nations to celebrate International Day of Yoga 2023. He reached New York City early afternoon of Tuesday. "Landed in New York City. Looking forward to the programs here including interaction with thought leaders and the Yoga Day program tomorrow, 21st June," PM Modi tweeted after landing. While on the other hand, all cabinet ministers, political personalities, and Bollywood celebrities have joined the league of celebrations. 

Shilpa Shetty, a staunch Yoga practitioner, posted a video showing how smoothly she performs Yoga. She says, "A spark of a smile can spread the fire of happiness around us. But to be able to do so, one needs to be happy within… Make Yoga a part of your lives too, for a healthy mind, body, and soul. As they say, a healthy person is a happy person. Wishing everyone a Happy & Healthy Yoga Day. Atmanamaste!"

Yoga is undoubtedly a strength of Indian cultural heritage BJP President JP Nadda performed Yoga with masses in Gurugram. On the other hand, President Droupadi Murmu performed Yoga inside the new parliament in Delhi and said, "On this day, I urge everyone to embrace yoga in their daily lives and experience its transformative power."

Union Minister Rajnath Singh lead the International Day of Yoga 2023 celebrations in Kochi with the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar on board INS Vikrant. Dharmendra Pradhan is also leading a crowd of followers while performing asanas. Other Ministers like Venkaiah Naidu also posted videos of doing yoga at their home. 

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