Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar addresses Swachh Bharat Champions in Mathura

Iconic actor, Akshay Kumar on Thursday addressed Swachh Bharat Champion Collectors and Sarpanchs at a 2-day ‘Swachhta Sammelan’ organized in Mathura.

Speaking at the sammelan, he said that when he received an invitation to address Swachh Bharat Champions, he agreed to do it without a moment’s hesitation.

He saluted the efforts being made by all government officials and grassroot workers engaged in rural sanitation to contribute to our nation’s march on the road to an Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by 2019, as per the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for Swachh Bharat Mission.

Akshay Kumar is currently shooting a commercial movie in Mathura around the theme of rural sanitation and toilets for the health of the family and safety and dignity of women. He spoke about the need to deliver social messages through mass entertainers to make a deeper impact.

He said that it is a shame that, in the age when India has successfully completed a mission to Mars, we still have open defecation prevalent in our country.