Watch PM Narendra Modi use a plastic bag to pick up trash on a Tamil Nadu beach
Prime Minister Modi took a walk on the beach, found some litter, and went ‘plogging’.
Plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram this morning. It lasted for over 30 minutes.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 12, 2019
Also handed over my ‘collection’ to Jeyaraj, who is a part of the hotel staff.
Let us ensure our public places are clean and tidy!
Let us also ensure we remain fit and healthy. pic.twitter.com/qBHLTxtM9y
A video from Saturday morning shows Narendra Modi walking along a beach in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, formerly known as Mahabalipuram, picking up garbage strewn on the beach and collecting it in a plastic bag. Modi was in Chennai as part of the Indo-Chinese summit with Chinese president Xi Jinping.
As mentioned in his caption, the walk lasted over thirty minutes. Although he said he was “plogging” (a Swedish fitness trend that involves jogging and picking up litter), Modi was really strolling at best.
Non-biodegradable and single-use plastic products are banned in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The roads from Chennai to Mahabalipuram are bloody clean (no dust, no garbage), but apparently the beach near the place the PM stays is dirty. And he is using a plastic bag to collect trash. Someone tell him that plastic is banned in Tamil Nadu. #ModixijinpingMeet #Mahabalipuram pic.twitter.com/q7mj2T0XHc
— Jarshad NK (@jarshadnk) October 12, 2019