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Narendra Modi praises Salman Khan on 'Swachh Bharat' drive

Updated on: 22 October,2014 06:38 PM IST  | 
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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday praised Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for joining the "Swachh Bharat" campaign and hoped it will be an inspiration for others

 Narendra Modi praises Salman Khan on 'Swachh Bharat' drive

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday praised Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for joining the "Swachh Bharat" campaign and hoped it will be an inspiration for others.

Salman Khan on a cleanliness drive. Pic/Salman Khan
Salman Khan on a cleanliness drive. Pic/Salman Khan's Twitter page


"The effort by Salman Khan is a significant, one that will inspire several people to join Swachh Bharat Mission," Modi tweeted.



Modi and Salman
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Salman Khan

Salman Khan contributed to the nationwide campaign by cleaning a part of Karjat in Mumbai Tuesday. He even shared pictures of himself with his team which also comprised of actor Neil Nitin Mukesh wielding the broom and sweeping the area.

Salman Khan on a cleanliness drive. Pic/Salman Khan
Salman Khan on a cleanliness drive. Pic/Salman Khan's Twitter page

He first nominated his Facebook fans and Twitter followers, saying "each one of us can make a difference".

He further nominated eight people and tweeted: "I nominate Aamir Khan, Azim Premji, Chanda Kochhar, Omar Abdullah, Pradeep Dhoot, Rajat Sharma, Rajinikanth and Vineet Jain."

Modi launched the campaign to make a clean place Oct 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary.

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