PM Modi praises Salman Khan for his 'Swachh Bharat' drive in Karjat

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for joining the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign and hoped it will be an inspiration for others.[caption id="attachment_1768495" align="alignleft" width="380"]

PM Modi praised Salman Khan (left) for his 'Swachh Bharat' drive in Karjat.[/caption]"The effort by Salman Khan is a significant one that will inspire several people to join Swachh Bharat Mission," Modi tweeted.

Salman Khan contributed to the nationwide campaign by cleaning a part of Karjat in Mumbai on Tuesday. He even shared pictures of himself with his team which also comprised of actor Neil Nitin Mukesh wielding the broom and sweeping the area.He first nominated his Facebook fans and Twitter followers, saying "each one of us can make a difference".He further nominated eight people and tweeted: "I nominate Aamir Khan, Azim Premji, Chanda Kochhar, Omar Abdullah, Pradeep Dhoot, Rajat Sharma, Rajinikanth and Vineet Jain."Modi launched the campaign to make a clean place on 2 October, Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary.IANS