Sanjay Seth highlights Yoga's global reach; Irfan Ansari calls health "Greatest Wealth"
Ranchi, June 21
On the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, Union Minister of State and BJP leader Sanjay Seth on Sunday highlighted the global significance of yoga and said the theme this year focuses on "Yoga for Healthy Ageing."
Seth said the idea behind the theme is to promote holistic well-being. "This year, as the world observes the International Day of Yoga, the theme is 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'. The underlying idea is to keep oneself healthy, leading to a healthy family, a healthy society, a healthy nation, and a healthy world," he said.
He also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation in Yoga Day celebrations. "Today, PM Modi performed yoga alongside lakhs of people at Red Road in Kolkata. People across 192 countries worldwide are practising yoga," Seth added.
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Congress leader and state minister Irfan Ansari also marked the occasion, stressing the importance of health and well-being.
"Today, we celebrated Yoga Day and conveyed the message that good health is the greatest wealth in life, and we highlighted how to maintain that health," Ansari said, adding that he also noted the Prime Minister's engagement with yoga and the message he shared on the occasion.
On the issue of alleged cross-voting in the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections and internal differences within the ruling alliance, Ansari said the Congress remains the senior partner in the coalition.
He said, "Congress party is the 'elder brother'. Regarding our challenges, our contest is with the BJP; we wouldn't compete against our 'younger brother'... We called them the 'younger brother' and left the matter to their own judgment... Those who made mistakes need to realise it."
— ANI
Reader Comments
Love how PM Modi leads by example - doing yoga with lakhs of people in Kolkata is inspiring! And Irfan Ansari's point about health being the greatest wealth is so true. But the cross-voting issue shows how fragile our political alliances are. Congress calling itself 'elder brother' feels like a Bollywood dialogue than real politics.
Yoga for healthy ageing is a great theme - our elderly population needs this. But the irony is that in Jharkhand, many villages still don't have basic healthcare. Politicians doing yoga while people struggle for medicines feels disconnected. At least they're talking about it, I suppose.
It's beautiful that yoga unites people across 192 countries - truly India's soft power! But the Congress-BJP rivalry in Jharkhand is exhausting. Ansari calling Congress the 'elder brother' while cross-voting happens just shows how political parties use family metaphors while fighting like siblings over power. 😅
As someone who does yoga daily, I appreciate the message. But the real issue is that our politicians use these occasions for photo-ops. Seth and Ansari both praised Modi - is that bipartisan support or just political courtesy? The cross-voting mess in Rajya Sabha elections needs serious attention, not sibling metaphors.
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