PM Modi, while speaking in his monthly talk or Mann Ki Baat radio segment on Sunday, touched upon the aspect of health.

Fight Obesity

More specifically, he spoke about obesity in the country and, and the need to tackle the issue. This is because India, which is already known as the diabetes capital of India, has also surged in terms of the number of people suffering from obesity.

In order to tackle this, PM Modi kickstarted a new initiative, #FightObesity. Adding to the campaign, the PM nominated various celebrities and public figures from different walks of life.

PM Modi Nominates Anand Mahindra

In his post, PM Modi said, "As mentioned in yesterday’s #MannKiBaat, I would like to nominate the following people to help strengthen the fight against obesity and spread awareness on reducing edible oil consumption in food. I also request them to nominate 10 people each so that our movement gets bigger! "

One of the people, Modi nominated was ace industrialist and Mahindra Group chairman, Anand Mahindra.

Anand Mahindra reacted to this nomination and post from Modi.

In his post Mahindra said,"To achieve the mission of a Viksit Bharat by 2047, we not only need a strong economy but a healthy population as well"

In his post, he further went onto harp on the point made by PM, and underscored the need to reduce consumption of cooking oil.

Anand Mahindra Nominates 10 Names

"Making small changes, like using even 10% less cooking oil can build up to big contributions; be it to your well-being, to your wallet, or to a healthier world.", Mahindra further added.

He also added, "Thank you, PM @narendramodi, for your call to action. #FightObesity. I nominate the following friends to spread the message further"

In addition, he also nominated 10 names. Mahindra added names of the following individuals, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Viswanathan Anand, Ani Kapoor, PV Sindhu, Brahmini Nara, Gul Panag, Nikhil Kamath, Anish Shah, Hemant Sikka, and Suman Mishra from Mahindra Group.