Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 21 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to 'promote Indian values' as International Yoga Day gets celebrated and practised the world over in various cities.

'Today, International Yoga Day is celebrated worldwide today and this is proof of the efforts of PM Modi to promote Indian values throughout the world,' the Union Minister told ANI.

The union minister made the remarks after participating in the Yoga program organised at the Indoor Stadium Ramnagar in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district to celebrate International Day of Yoga 2025. Visuals from the stadium showed Singh performing various stretching exercises and breathing exercises.

Earlier today, multiple leaders, including Chief Ministers of various states and multiple Union Ministers, performed Yoga with various community members on International Yoga Day, as part of a nationwide effort led by PM Modi to promote health.

Earlier today, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya extended wishes on the International Yoga Day and urged everyone to do Yoga regularly to stay healthy.

Speaking to the media about International Yoga Day, Mansukh Mandaviya said, 'I extend best wishes to everyone on the occasion of International Day of Yoga. Yoga is our culture, and it should be included in our everyday life. I urge everyone to perform Yoga regularly to stay healthy.'

PM Modi too, earlier urged the international community to embrace 'inner peace' as a 'global policy' and make yoga a collective global responsibility.

Speaking at the 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations in Visakhapatnam, the Prime Minister called upon countries to adopt yoga not just as a personal or cultural practice, but as a unifying force for humanity.

'I would like to take this opportunity to urge the global community on this important occasion to let this International Yoga Day mark the beginning of Yoga for Humanity. Let this be the day when inner peace becomes a global policy, where yoga is embraced not just as a personal practice, but as a powerful tool for global partnership and unity. Let every country and every society make yoga a shared responsibility, a common contribution toward collective well-being,' the Prime Minister said.

The Prime Minister also reflected on India's 2014 proposal at the United Nations to declare June 21 as International Yoga Day and how, in record time, over 170 countries supported the move. He said that yoga has since grown into a worldwide practice that symbolises peace, balance, and cooperation.

This year's celebrations saw participation from lakhs of people across states. (ANI)