Udupi : Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said that Yoga was India’s gift to world to overcome stress and to develop a healthy body and mind.

Speaking after inaugurating International Yoga Day celebrations at Ajjarkadu district stadium on Sunday morning, the minister said the International Yoga Day celebration had given global recognition to India, which has practised Yoga since ages.

Yoga has no political party affiliations. Practising Yoga should neither be associated with Congress nor BJP, he added. Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje was present on the ocassion.