CM calls for grand celebration of International Yoga Day event in Visakhapatnam on June 21
Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat in Amaravati on Thursday, Mr. Naidu said 25,000 tribal students would perform Surya Namaskarams for 108 minutes, setting records for the largest group and the most people performing Surya Namaskarams simultaneously. Elaborate arrangements have been made across a 26-kilometre stretch from RK Beach to Bheemunipatnam in Visakhapatnam.
A total of 3.19 lakh people would do yoga simultaneously at the RK Beach and participants from eight lakh locations across the State, the country, and the world were expected to join the IYD programme. 'We estimated two crore registrations but the number surpassed expectations and reached 2.39 crore,' he said.
Mr. Naidu said the month-long Yogandhra initiative, running from May 21 to June 21, included over 15,000 yoga competitions, from village to State levels across tourist and important locations. A total of 5,451 master trainers have contributed to the effort. Certificates were issued to 1,05,58,299 participants during the period. Every participant has been linked with Aadhaar and was provided a QR code.
The IYD was being celebrated with the theme ''Yoga for One Earth, One Health'', Mr. Naidu said. The State was working towards making yoga a part of the curriculum from Class 9 with plans to hold yoga classes once or twice a week in schools. There was also a plan to establish a deemed university dedicated to yoga, he added.
Jagan tours
Speaking about the tension that prevailed during YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's tour of Rentapalla in Sattenapalli constituency, Mr. Naidu said his visits appeared to be aimed at promoting rowdyism and inciting violence and that he violated all police permissions.
The display of provocative slogans during Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy's visit to Rentapalla conveyed his state of mind, the Chief Minister said, while reiterating that the government would act tough on the misdeeds committed during the YSR Congress Party rule. Maintenance of law and order was a top priority for the coalition government, he added.
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