Sachin Tendulkar joins Swachh Bharat campaign

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday accepted prime minister Narendra Modi’s nomintaion as one of the ‘ambassadors’ of Swachh Bharat campaign by sweeping a road here with a broom in hand.

Tendulkar was one of the nine celebrities nominated by the Modi to spread awareness on cleanliness when he kicked off his ambitious campaign on 2 October.

‘I have been entrusted the leadership role of ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign by Shri Narendra Modi. So, I am here along with my team and will clean this area,’ Tendulkar said.

‘When all of us, including my friends got the information that I have received the leadership role, all my 

friends came together and said we will also lend our hand towards cleanliness and will try and keep India as clean as possible,’ said Tendulkar, who is also a Rajya Sabha member.