Will Try to do Yoga, Russian President Vladimir Putin Promises PM Modi

Russian President Vladimir Putin - who is known to be an active supporter of healthy lifestyles, fitness and sports - has promised Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to go in for yoga.(Two Guinness Records Set on First Yoga Day)He made the remark at a meeting with Mr. Modi on the sidelines of the simultaneous summits of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at Ufa in the western Urals. Mr. Modi also thanked Moscow for supporting India's resolution to mark June 21 as the International Yoga Day.(PM Modi: Yoga Can Help Reduce Healthcare Costs)"PM Modi also thanked the Russian side for widely marking the day this year. Yoga is something I've never done so far but it can't help being attractive," Mr. Putin said. "I'll see what my condition permits me to do proceeding from the level of my physical fitness," he stated. "When you look at real yogis, it seems no on can attain this kind of perfection and the thought stops you," he added.File Photo: PTI