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Big B sweeps streets of Mumbai, Modi praises effort

| | Oct 31, 2014, at 02:01 am
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IBNS): After wrapping up his assignment of hosting television game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' season 8, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan picked up a broom to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clean India dream.
The senior Bachhchan was seen sweeping the streets of Mumbai for Swacch Bharat campaign. 
 
"And before the finale .. it was 'Swach Bharat Abhiyaan' .. went on the streets and broomed and collected dirt to clean up the place," Amitabh posted on social networking site Twitter.
 
"The 'Swach Bharat Abhiyaan' .. personalised !! Let every one deserve to be involved .. ," he wrote.
 
 The superstar's effort also earned him praises from the Prime Minister himself.
 
"Who wont get inspired when @SrBachchan himself wields the broom &joins Swachh Bharat Mission! Very significant effort," Modi tweeted.
 
 
Image: Amitabh Bachchan Official Twitter Page

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