Political party leaders, bureaucrats, celebrities and the public participated in the International Yoga Day celebrations by performing several yoga poses and posting their pictures on social media.
Governor R. N. Ravi celebrated International Yoga Day at Raj Bhavan. He joined a thousand youth from universities, schools and institutions in the demonstration of various asanas and meditation. The session was held between 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. by yoga teachers from Isha Foundation and Art of Living, according to a release.
Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Mano Thangaraj displayed his yoga prowess by demonstrating the ‘Peacock Pose’ (Mayurasana) and posted a picture on social media. ‘Born to Win Research Foundation Trust’ conducted 15 days of yoga challenge as a countdown to the significant day between June 6 and 21 and celebrated the day with a yoga session in the morning hours at Hotel Crowne Plaza in Alwarpet. Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department Secretary J. Radhakrishnan, founder and CEO of The Twilite Group Sumathi Srinivasan, founder and CEO of Space Kidz India Srimathy Kesan and founder and CEO of Arkay Production, Krithika Radhakrishnan, were among those who participated.
