PM Narendra Modi urges celebrities to urge people to vote in large numbers

New Delhi, Mar 13 In a progression of tweets on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged celebrities, prominent media houses, and political leaders to ensure maximum people's participation in the Lok Sabha Election 2019.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, industrialists Ratan Tata and Anand Mahindra, sports identities like PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan were conspicuous among those who found personal mention in tweets by the Prime Minister.

''A high turnout augurs well for our democratic fabric,'' the PM composed on his own Twitter handle.

In another tweet, the PM encouraged well known film identities, for example, Mohan Lal and Nagarjuna Akkineni to make mindfulness among the voters.

"Your performances have entertained millions over the years and you have also won many honors. I ask for you to make more prominent voter mindfulness and urge people to cast a ballot in extensive numbers," he said.

Besides making a series of tweets, the PM also composed a blog in which he portrayed ''voting'' as a "prime" duty of each citizen.

In his blog, the PM urged people to practice their franchise in the up and coming Lok Sabha election 2019, start from April 11.

"A vote connotes the eagerness to add to the advancement direction of the country. By casting a ballot, people connect themselves with the nation's fantasies and desires," the PM wrote in the blog.

In his blog, the PM reminded the voters, especially the young ones, that elections are round-the-corner and each one of the individuals who are qualified to cast a ballot must exercise this capacity to choose a steady and strong government.

In his blog titled ''Four requests for a stronger democracy'', the Prime Minister asked for the best resistance pioneers to encourage individuals to turn out in expansive numbers amid surveying in their separate regions.

The PM started his blog by making four certifiable solicitations to the voters and asked them to initially get themselves enrolled for polling, check all realities before the surveying in their general vicinity, plan their calendar cautiously with the goal that they don't neglect to make their choice and urge others to cast a ballot.

He additionally shared a connection where individuals can enlist as voters.

To effectively express his idea, the Prime Minister said that not casting a ballot ought to make "anguish" among the individuals who don't turn up at surveying stations.

"Would you need a situation where something occurs in the nation that you object to and you are compelled to think - in light of the fact that I went poorly that day, this unfortunate situation has emerged and the country is enduring," the PM asked in his blog.

The 2019 elections, PM Modi stated, are unique in light of the fact that out of the blue those conceived in the 21st century will most likely cast their votes.

"I hope all eligible youngsters who have not enlisted to cast a ballot will do as such and enhance our popular government by casting a ballot," he said.

Tagging several media identities and organizations, the PM said the media assumes an imperative job in a popular government and affects individuals' psyches.

He said that higher voting means a stronger democracy and a stronger democracy means a developed India

"The last couple of races, in different states and at the Centre, have seen record turnout. Proceeding with this empowering pattern, I urge my kindred Indians to cast a ballot in record numbers in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections," he wrote in his blog.

He asked the "influencers from all fields, including legislative issues, industry, sports, films and different backgrounds" to lead the pack in spreading voter mindfulness and estimation of high casting a ballot.

The PM finished up by expressing hope that the Lok Sabha election 2019 will see greatest voter support and record the most noteworthy ever voter turnout in the historical backdrop of races in India.