Mamallapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is here for an informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, was on Saturday seen picking up plastic litter, water bottles and other waste from a beach during his morning walk.
On Twitter, Modi released a three-minute video in which he was seen collecting waste and urged the people to ensure that public places are clean and tidy.
Plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram this morning. It lasted for over 30 minutes. Also handed over my collection’ to Jeyaraj, who is a part of the hotel staff. Let us ensure our public places are clean and tidy! Let us also ensure we remain fit and healthy, he tweeted.
Plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram this morning. It lasted for over 30 minutes.
Also handed over my ‘collection’ to Jeyaraj, who is a part of the hotel staff.
Let us ensure our public places are clean and tidy!
Let us also ensure we remain fit and healthy. pic.twitter.com/qBHLTxtM9y
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 12 October 2019
Plogging means picking up trash such as used plastic bottles while jogging or running.
Refreshing walk and exercises in Mamallapuram, along the scenic coast. pic.twitter.com/UjUq8FbVAv
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 12 October 2019
During his speech on Independence Day this year, Modi had announced a campaign to make the country free of single-use plastic. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for a clean India, launched in 2014, has been his pet programme.
While the prime minister was lauded by netizens and dignitaries alike for leading be example, several Twitter users were quick to point out that using a single-use plastic bag to collect thrash defeated the whole purpose of this campaign.
Greta will go crazy seeing the single use plastic collection bag ?? https://t.co/aSzF6mtILT
— JENCY JACOB (@jencyjac) 12 October 2019
So Modi ji was “plogging” on the beach with what looks like a single-use plastic bag.
Great script but minus 10 for terrible acting.
PS: wasn’t this also his yoga costume when he did those contorted poses on a big rock in his backyard? ? pic.twitter.com/sEE4UKUo62
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) 12 October 2019
(PTI)