Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, state Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha, and other dignitaries participated in International Yoga Day celebrations held in the state on Saturday.

Sanjay Kumar attended the Yoga Day event at the Ambedkar stadium in Karimnagar. The Governor, health minister, Sports Minister Vakiti Srihari, and several senior officials attended the celebration organized by the Telangana government at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad. About 5,000 people participated in the event. Describing Yoga as India's gift to the world, Rajanarasimha said the ancient spiritual discipline unites body, mind, and the soul.

He said the government has appointed over 600 Yoga instructors last year and introduced Yoga to about five lakh people. The government is contemplating appointing at least 300 more instructors in the near future, he said. ‘Yoga should be a part of our life,’ he said. The International Yoga Day was also celebrated at the Telangana BJP headquarters here. State BJP General Secretary G Premender Reddy and several other leaders performed yoga asanas.

Over 3,000 differently abled perform Yoga

Over 3,000 persons with disabilities performed Yoga at an event organized on the occasion of International Yoga Day. The event saw persons with disabilities from 21 categories, such as visual impairment and hearing impairment, showcasing their skills by performing yoga.

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar attended the function organized by the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID) of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Speaking on the occasion, Virendra Kumar said, India, for centuries, taught peace through the medium of Yoga to the world. ‘By imbibing the spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', we have always considered the whole world as one,’ he said.