THE 5th International Yoga Day was observed in Tamil Nadu on Friday, with Governor Banwarilal Purohit leading from the front.Among those who performed various yoga asanas coinciding with the day were Tamil Nadu Ministers for School Education and Health, KA Senkottaiyan and Dr C Vijayabaskar, respectively and State BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan. Naval personnel at INS Adyar also joined the International Yoga Day.

 

At the Raj Bhawan here, Purohit was joined by a number of volunteers including students from Madras University, Anna University, Sports University and Medical University.

 

In the hour-long event held on Friday morning, Central Reserve Police personnel, those from the State police department and other employees of the Raj Bhawan performed various asanas, a Raj Bhawan release said. “These asanas are beneficial for physical fitness, musculoskeletal functioning and cardio-vascular health, the management of diabetes, respiratory disorder, hypertension, hypotension and other lifestyle - related disorders.”