While involved in the fight against the obesity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Olympic silver medalist Bharabai Chanu on Monday stressed that small changes in lifestyle can create a significant difference in dealing with this ‘big health problem’. The initiative began on Monday when Prime Minister Modi nominated 10 persons from various areas including Chanu to lead efforts to deal with obesity.
The Prime Minister had requested people to take active steps to deal with the growing health problem a day before that, after which he made this announcement. The thirty -year -old former world champion Bharotolak Meerabai wrote on ‘X’, “It is very happy to be nominated by Prime Minister Modi to spread awareness in the fight against obesity. This is a major health problem that can be eliminated by choosing the option of the right lifestyle and choosing the option to stay active, healthy and fit. ”
UHe said, “We need to move forward in this direction of India and support our development journey. By making small changes in our daily life, there can be major changes in the country and can help in moving towards realizing our dream of making India fit.
As part of this initiative, Chanu nominated several prominent players including current world chess champion D Gukesh, Olympic bronze medalist badminton player Saina Nehwal, shooting veteran Gagan Narang, former women hockey captain Rani Rampal, men hockey player Manpreet Singh , Veteran tennis player Leander Paes, Dual Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, Paris Games medalist shooter Sarabjot Singh, table tennis star Manika Batra and Paralympic shooting champion Avni Lekhra are included.