Watch: Rajnath Singh practices yoga onboard INS Vikramaditya

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that yoga has been accepted not only in India but across the world because of PM Modi. He practiced yoga with security personnel onboard INS Vikramaditya early Sunday morning.

Hyderabad: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh practiced yoga with security personnel onboard INS Vikramaditya early Sunday morning. Singh commissioned the second Kalvari-class submarine INS Khanderi on September 28 in Mumbai.

During his overnight stay on the INS Vikramaditya, Singh witnessed various military exercises involving submarines, frigates and the carrier.

After the yoga session on the aircraft carrier, the Defence Minister said that yoga has been accepted not only in India but across the world. "It has got international recognition, and the credit goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he said.

Rajnath Singh practiced yoga with security personnel onboard INS Vikramaditya

"He presented this resolution (on Yoga) at the United Nations and it received the support of 177 countries. In almost all countries, there is a substantial population, which practices yoga," Rajnath Singh said.

Singh was speaking to reporters onboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya which is currently sailing along India's western coastline.

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