<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not perform yoga at the mega event on Rajpath to mark the 'International Yoga Day' on June 21, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Swaraj, who was briefing the reporters on the arrangements to mark the Day, said "he (Modi) will grace the occasion and address the gathering but he will not perform yoga."<br />She was asked if the Prime Minister will perform yoga at the mega event on Rajpath which is expected to be attended by 35,000 people.<br /><br />Modi, an avid practitioner of yoga for years, has been tweeting various 'asanas' and talking about their benefits in the run up to the International Yoga Day.<br /><br />The UN General Assembly had in December adopted an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as 'International Yoga Day' three months after the Prime Minister had proposed the idea.<br /><br />Describing yoga as the "soft power" of India, Swaraj said "the initiative India had taken there was a reason behind this...that the world which is now engulfed in violence should be taken to a path of peace.<br /><br />"Yoga is India's soft power. Through that soft power, our goal is the world attains peace also bring down violence in the world." </p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not perform yoga at the mega event on Rajpath to mark the 'International Yoga Day' on June 21, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Swaraj, who was briefing the reporters on the arrangements to mark the Day, said "he (Modi) will grace the occasion and address the gathering but he will not perform yoga."<br />She was asked if the Prime Minister will perform yoga at the mega event on Rajpath which is expected to be attended by 35,000 people.<br /><br />Modi, an avid practitioner of yoga for years, has been tweeting various 'asanas' and talking about their benefits in the run up to the International Yoga Day.<br /><br />The UN General Assembly had in December adopted an India-led resolution declaring June 21 as 'International Yoga Day' three months after the Prime Minister had proposed the idea.<br /><br />Describing yoga as the "soft power" of India, Swaraj said "the initiative India had taken there was a reason behind this...that the world which is now engulfed in violence should be taken to a path of peace.<br /><br />"Yoga is India's soft power. Through that soft power, our goal is the world attains peace also bring down violence in the world." </p>