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Priyanka Chopra takes to streets for 'Clean India Campaign'

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra cleaned an area in the city with the help of some social workers as a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

PM Narendra Modi had earlier nominated the 'Mary Kom' actress to contribute towards the 'Clean India Campaign', he launched on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi last month.

The 32-year-old actress took to Twitter to post the video, which shows her collecting waste. "Here it is... My contribution towards the SwachhBharatAbhiyan," she captioned the video, recorded two days ago.

"'Be the change you want to see'- thank you narendramodi for reminding me of that! MyCleanIndia can happen! ChangingMindsets," she tweeted later.
 

The PM praised the National award-winning actress for her efforts.

"An innovative effort by @priyankachopra. It is a wonderful way to bring people together to create a Swachh Bharat. Kudos! MyCleanIndia," he tweeted.

Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Kamal Haasan, have also supported the initiative.

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First Published: Nov 24 2014 | 5:49 PM IST

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