When Narendra Modi urged Shahrukh, Aamir, Sachin to encourage voters

Ahmedabad, Sept 20: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who recently has been named as the PM candidate of BJP, seems to have taken the task of spreading awareness among young voters regarding their duties during election.

The CM urged celebrities, including film stars, cricketers, social activists, spiritual leaders of the country to encourage the voters to register their names with the election commission. The BJP PM candidate aimed to create awareness among voters of the age between 18 to 24.

Turning up to the micro-blogging site Twitter, Modi on Friday, Sept 20 sent tweets addressing many celebrities such as -- Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshat Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Shashi Tharoor, Kiran Bedia, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and many others.

Now, it will be interesting to see how many celebrities would respond to Modi's request. A tweet from Modi reads, Studies point to several 'eligible' voters who are yet unregistered. Are you one of them? Now is the time to get registered ASAP!"

"I request prominent voices on social media to promote voter registration among youngsters & strengthen our democracy," he added.

Respected @DalaiLama lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Modi urges Dalai Lama

Narendra Modi urged Dalai Lama to encourage young voters.

Dear @PMOIndia lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them are unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Narendra Modi urges PMO

Narendra Modi urged Prime Minister Office (PMO) to encourage young voters.

Dear @SushmaSwarajbjp lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Narendra Modi urges Sushma Swaraj

Narendra Modi urged Sushma Swaraj to encourage young voters.

Dear @ChouhanShivraj lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Modi urges Shivraj Chouhan

Narendra Modi urged Shivraj Chouhan to encourage young voters.

Dear @SrBachchan lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them are unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Modi urges Amitabh Bachchan

Narendra Modi urged Amitabh Bachchan to encourage young voters.

Dear @iamsrk lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them are unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Modi urges Shahrukh Khan

Gujarat CM requested Bollywood King Khan Shahrukh to encourage young voters.

Dear @BeingSalmanKhan lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Gujarat CM urges Salman Khan

The Gujarat CM asked Salman Khan to encourage young voters to register their names with election commission.

Dear @deepikapadukone lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

BJP PM candidate urges Deepika Padukone

BJP PM candidate urged Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone to encourage young voters.

Dear @sachin_rt lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them are unregistered. EC drive presently underway.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Modi urges Sachin Tendulkar

Narendra Modi urged Sachin Tendulkar, the god of Cricket, to ask young voters of the country.

Respected @SriSriSpeaks lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds.Large number of them unregistered. EC drive presently underway

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 20, 2013

Narendra Modi urges Sri Sri

Modi urged spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar to inspire the young voters to register their names with the election commission (EC).