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A fitness challenge on Twitter that has got the nation going

First Published: 24th May, 2018 18:06 IST

A prosperous nation needs a fit and healthy population. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore threw one of his own challenges to inspire people to stay

A prosperous nation needs a fit and healthy population.

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore threw one of his own challenges to inspire people to stay fit that has taken the social media by storm. In a self made video posted on Twitter, he urged Indians to adopt a fitter lifestyle.

Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju seems to firmly believe in this. Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has sought to popularise Yoga across the world, Rijiju has taken to regular exercises which he says one can do even while in office. He thinks yoga and exercises enables Prime Minister Modi to work so hard.

Skipper Virat Kohli too took to twitter and posted a video of him doing butt plank after accepting the challenge by the Sports Minister. Kohli too took the campaign forward and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni and wife and actor Anushka Sharma.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the Fitness Challenge by Virat Kohli. In a tweet the Prime Minister said that he will be posting his own Fitness Challenge video soon.

Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal too accepted the challenge as they posted their self made videos on twitter giving a glimpse of their regular workout regime.

Thanking Rathore’s great initiative towards a fit India, actor Tiger Shroff too posted a video of him doing a cartwheel on twitter.

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