'Happy' Omar Abdullah Joins PM’s anti-obesity campaign, nominates Deepika Padukone, Sania Mirza among 10 others

Posted by admin_kas on 2025-02-24 10:06:02 |

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Srinagar, Feb 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign against obesity, highlighting its impact on physical and mental health.

In a post on X, Omar Abdullah expressed his happiness to join the campaign against obesity launched by PM Narendramodi.

"Obesity causes a number of lifestyle-related health issues like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, strokes & breathing problems, not to mention mental health conditions like anxiety & depression," he wrote on X.

Following the campaign's format, he nominated 10 people to continue the initiative and urged them to further nominate 10 others each. The nominees include business leader Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, industrialist Sajjan Jindal, actress Deepika Padukone, tennis star Sania Mirza, cricketer Irfan Pathan, politician Supriya Sule, wushu coach Kuldeep Handoo, archer Sheetal, cricketer Iqra Rasool, and fitness enthusiast Palak Bijral.

"Together, let’s #FightObesity," his post on X reads.