Sachin Tendulkar Urges People To Follow PM Modi’s Appeal To Salute ‘Sanitation Warriors’
Mumbai: Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday urged people to salute the commitment of the Sanitation Warriors for nine minutes, following the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 9:00 pm tonight.
Tendulkar took to Twitter to write: “4 hours to go for #9pm9minute. I’m lighting a Diya to salute the commitment of lakhs of #SanitationWarriors. They continue to keep our surroundings clean, putting their lives at risk to keep us safe. India, choose your reason tonight but let’s unite. @narendramodi @PMOIndia.”
https://twitter.com/sachin_rt/status/1246762131225100293
Earlier, in a video message, the Prime Minister had asked citizens to turn all lights off in their houses at 9 pm on Sunday (April 5) and to stand at their doors or windows with a candle, diya or torch for 9 minutes to show solidarity with each other in the battle against COVID-19.
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases rose to 3,374 in India on Sunday, as per the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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