Vellore, June 21 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Tamil Nadu BJP president Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday urged Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to participate in the grand yoga event and raise awareness on the benefits of yoga among the general public.

Speaking to the reporters at the International Yoga Day event held at a private college in Gudiyatham, Vellore district, Soundararajan said, "Today, all of us should be grateful to the Prime Minister of India for International Yoga Day being celebrated across the world. Yoga brings peace and good health to both the body and mind. Even Islamic countries across the world are celebrating Yoga Day today. Therefore, everyone should practise yoga."

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