#HumFitToIndia: PM Modi accepts cricketer Kohli's fitness challenge

Celebrities, sportspeople and even the Indian prime minister have accepted a social media fitness challenge which has taken the country by storm.

Virat Kohli (pictured left), Railway Minister Piyush Goyal (pictured centre) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pictured right).

Virat Kohli (pictured left), Railway Minister Piyush Goyal (pictured centre) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pictured right). Source: AAP, Twitter

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined a list of celebrities and sportspeople to take on the #HumFitToIndia fitness challenge.

The campaign was started when sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, also a former Olympian, posted a video to Twitter of himself doing push-ups.

He followed up by challenging Indian actor Hrithik Roshan, the nation's cricket captain Virat Kohli and Olympian Saina Nehwal to join in on the #HumFitToIndia campaign by posting an exercise video.

Kohli, who has more than 25 million Twitter followers, accepted the challenge and passed on the gauntlet to fellow cricketer MS Dhoni and Prime Minister Modi.

Mr Modi accepted the challenge and said he would be posting the video soon.

The Junior Home Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State and Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha have all accepted the challenge from other celebrities.

Popular Hindi actress Anushka Sharma and female wrestler Babita Phogat both filmed themselves in the gym.

While actor and dancer Tiger Shroff showed off his athletic ability, flipping his way through the challenge.

The campaign comes off the back of Mr Modi announcing a #FitIndia movement for a healthier India in March.

The movement was aimed at raising awareness around fitness, while also promoting the importance of yoga.


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