PM Modi pens message on India's Nari Shakti featuring Deepika & Sindhu

Taking Prime Minister's 'Bharat Ki Laxmi' initiative forward, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and badminton star PV Sindhu featured in a video that talks about India's Nari Shakti. Reacting to the same, PM Modi on Twitter replied to Sindhu's message and wrote that 'our ethos has always taught us to strive for women empowerment.' Read his full message below -

Sindhu in her message said: "Societies grow when women are empowered and their accomplishments are given a place of pride! I support PM @narendramodi ji #BharatKiLaxmi movement. It celebrates extraordinary achievements of extraordinary women of India. This Diwali, let’s celebrate womanhood."

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PM's appeal to felicitate women's contribution to the nation

"Daughters are considered as Lakshmi in our culture. Can't we felicitate daughters in our villages and cities by holding public programmes? There are several daughters, daughters-in-law who are doing exceptional work ... some are teaching poor children, some are spreading awareness about health and sanitation. Many are serving as doctors, engineers ... as lawyers, they are helping in the delivery of justice. The society can identify such daughters and honour them across India”, he said in his September radio address.

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Prime Minister Modi also asked netizens to promote the cause on social media using the hashtag #BharatKiLakshmi as he recalled the earlier success of his ‘selfie with daughter’ campaign. "Encouraging Bharat ki Lakshmi means strengthening the path to success of the country and its people," the leader said.

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On the professional front

Deepika Padukone will be next seen in Meghna Gulzar's 'Chhapaak', a film based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, which is also produced by her.