Chennai: Speaking at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called for efforts towards a cultural renaissance. He also appealed to the youth to fight against the poison of social evils such as corruption, casteism, illiteracy and poverty inflicting modern day society.

Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called for efforts towards a cultural renaissance, to promote the country's rich cultural and spiritual heritage. Mentioning the twelve Jyotirlingas spread all over India, the Vice President said that this exemplifies that India has always been a single cultural entity since ancient times. 

Naidu said in this competitive world people are increasingly turning to yoga for better health and also for gaining inner peace. Yoga is an art and science and should not be viewed from any political or religious prism.