Hyderabad: The Centre on Monday nominated cricketer V V S Laxman, chess player Koneru Hampy, noted playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam and several other icons as brand ambassadors of Swachh Bharat campaign.
Swachh Bharat Mission is a national level campaign that was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a filth free country gained momentum on a massive scale. Many celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Kailash Kher and Sachin Tendulkar were also a part of the campaign. The nomination was formally made by Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu at a function here.
The others nominated include MPs K Kavitha, Jayadev Galla, badminton icon Pullela Gopichand, corporate personalities B V R Mohan Reddy, J A Chowdary, Rameshwar Rao and Gopichand, G S Rao from medical field, film lyricist S Ashok Teja, Telugu actor Nitin and media personality V Radhakrishna.
