18 June, 2017
President Maithripala Sirisena, Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Minister of National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages, Mano Ganeshan joined thousands of yoga enthusiasts at the Independence Square in Colombo yesterday to celebrate the International Day of Yoga 2017.
High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu highlighted the efforts led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United Nations declaring June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, and the world now recognizes yoga, as a human treasure - a key to good health.