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Swarajya Staff
May 24, 2018, 02:06 PM | Updated 02:06 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted Virat Kohli’s fitness challenge on Twitter earlier today, saying he will soon post a video on the micro-blogging site.
“Challenge accepted, Virat,” the Prime Minister wrote in his response to the cricketer’s tweet. Apart from Prime Minister Modi, Kohli has nominated Anushka Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the challenge.
I have accepted the #FitnessChallenge by @ra_THORe sir. Now I would like to challenge my wife @AnushkaSharma , our PM @narendramodi ji and @msdhoni Bhai for the same. ð #HumFitTohIndiaFit #ComeOutAndPlay pic.twitter.com/e9BAToE6bg
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 23, 2018
The fitness challenge, which has the tag line ‘hum fit toh India fit’, was started by Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. In a video posted on Twitter, the Olympic medalist shared his ‘fitness mantra’ and nominated Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal and Hrithik Roshan for the challenge.
#HumFitTohIndiaFit ð®ð³ð
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) May 22, 2018
Post pictures and videos of how you keep yourself fit and send a #FitnessChallenge to your friends on social media. Here's my video ðand I challenge @iHrithik, @imVkohli & @NSaina to join inð¥ pic.twitter.com/pYhRY1lNEm
Other union ministers, including Kiren Rijiju and Piyush Goyal, have also participated in the fitness challenge. The initiative has earned praise from all quarters.