Sat Jun 21 02:43:03 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed participants at the 11th International Yoga Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He highlighted yoga’s global reach, its potential for promoting inner peace, and its ability to unite people. He urged the world to embrace “Yoga for humanity 2.0,” making inner peace a global policy. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu praised Modi for popularizing yoga worldwide, noting its celebration in over 175 countries.
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**Modi Champions Yoga as Path to Global Peace on International Yoga Day**
**Visakhapatnam, June 21, 2025** – Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed participants at the 11th International Yoga Day celebration in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, underscoring yoga’s transformative power and its potential to foster global harmony. Modi hailed yoga as a journey towards oneness, uniting people worldwide and promoting inner peace.
“When India proposed June 21 to be celebrated as International Yoga day in the United Nations, in a short time 175 countries accepted it,” Modi stated, highlighting yoga’s widespread acceptance. “After 11 years, Yoga has now become part of the lives of crores of people around the world”
Addressing global tensions, Modi urged the world to embrace “Yoga for humanity 2.0,” envisioning a future where inner peace becomes a cornerstone of global policy. He emphasized that yoga transcends boundaries, backgrounds, age, and ability, offering a path to balance and wholeness.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu lauded Modi’s efforts in popularizing yoga on a global scale, turning it into a global wellness movement. He noted that Yoga Day is now celebrated in over 175 countries, across 12 lakh locations with the participation of over 10 crore people.
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