Watch: Haryana BJP chief takes fitness challenge, takes a dip in canal
Subhas Barala tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and state chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the video.
Hisar: Haryana BJP president Subhas Barala is the new name to undertake the fitness challenge 'Hum Fit Toh India Fit' campaign. Barala posted a video on Twitter of himself jumping into a canal in Fatehabad district to promote swimming which is a healthy way of exercise.
Barala tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and state chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the video.
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— Subhash Barala (@subhashbrala) July 23, 2018
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Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore started ‘Hum Fir Toh India Fit’ campaign by doing push-up in his office.
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According to a report, the 35 seconds video of Subhas Barala was shot from two different angles and posted on his Twitter handle. Till Tuesday evening, the video had 200 views, 7 comments, 17 re-tweets and more than 80 likes.
In a message, Barala wrote, “Swasth sharir pavitra vichar deta hai, aur pavitra vichar sudridh desh ka nirman karta hai (A healthy body inspires noble ideas and noble ideas help in building a strong nation).”
Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also released video of yoga exercise after Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli challenged the PM.
PM Modi posted the video on his Twitter account with ‘Hum Fit Toh India Fit’ tagline.
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Taking this challenge is seen as image-building exercise by Haryana BJP president whose son Vikas Barala was booked in high-profile stalking case in Chandigarh involving Varnika Kundu, daughter of Haryana IAS office VS Kundu.