Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 said while Tamil Nadu was a very progressive State and had spread the light of Yoga to the whole country, the State also had the largest number of people with diabetes, which is a cause for concern.
Speaking during the International Yoga Day celebrations at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, he said India had gifted yoga for the benefit of the world. However, “It is also a fact that today in our State doctors say that we have perhaps the largest number of people who suffer from diabetes. Diabetes is not an infectious disease that spreads through viruses or bacteria. People say it is hereditary but with adequate and proper lifestyle it can be kept away,” Mr. Ravi said.
Pointing out that the high prevalence of diabetes was a cause for worry, the Governor urged students and practitioners of yoga to spread the light of yoga. Students and yoga practitioners should spread yoga in the villages. Yoga is the cheapest way to keep one healthy, he said.
