Sachin sweeps a Bandra boundary
mumbai — Cricket maestro Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray and others picked up brooms to sweep parts of Bandra here on Tuesday, earning praise directly from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The move follows a recent appeal by Modi to prominent personalities urging them to take part in the renewed sanitation drive Swachhata Hi Seva, launched for a fortnight as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’s third anniversary on October 2.
Tendulkar, accompanied by son Arjun and Thackeray, along with Rahul Kanal of ‘I Love Mumbai’ NGO, trooped out with brooms around 5am in Bandra to attempt a clean sweep.
They joined the BrihanMumbai conservancy staffers to haul garbage near Bandra Fort and take it in trash bins for disposal.
“We each have to do our bit to keep India Clean. So, pick a group of friends, a street and together let’s clean up India. Swachhata Hi
Seva,” said Tendulkar on the occasion.
The Rajya Sabha MP said he was taken aback to see so much garbage at “every foot” on the roadside and appealed to people to use garbage bins to dispose of the waste.
Noticing the early morning efforts, Modi sent out congratulatory tweets later on Tuesday to both Tendulkar and his son, and Thackeray. “The continued commitment of Sachin towards a Swachh Bharat is deeply appreciable. People across India will be inspired by his efforts,” the prime minister said. —