PM Narendra Modi tweets OneIndia report; girls keen to meet him
Bengaluru, July 3: Barely four days after OneIndia's indepth report on five girl students from Bengaluru turning world-beaters at the Technovation Challenge 2015 held at San Francisco went viral, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi too have now acknowledged their fete.
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As reported by OneIndia earlier, the girls -- all ninth standard students of New Horizon Public School (NHPS) - have now bagged a seed funding of $10,000 to take their mobile App Sellixo from prototype stage to further development.
The girls drew inspiration from PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission while making the App. The NHPS team comprised of Sanjana Vasanth, Anupama N, Mahima Mehendale, Swasthi P Rao and Navyashree B.
In a tweet that was posted on @narendramodi on July 2 at 7:16 pm, the Prime Minister complimented the girls for their marvelous efforts.
"Congrats to these youngsters. Kudos to their innovative zeal & proud of their efforts to create a Clean India," said the tweet by the PM.
Within hours of the PM's tweet it has been retweeted and favourited by thousands.
Soon after the PM's tweet, BJP's IT Cell too tweeted the report thereby making it virtually viral. Interestingly, both tweets have links to the OneIndia report that was published on June 29.
Mission Delhi next on their agenda
Speaking to OneIndia, an elated Chairman of New Horizon Educational Institutions (NHEI) Dr Mohan Manghnani said on Friday that the girls have virtually become role models for thousands of students across India.
"We have been getting congratulatory messages from across the globe. All national media covered the report, but the OneIndia report has been picked up by many online channels. Ever since Modiji tweeted OneIndia report, our phones have been ringing non-stop. Seeing your report, we even got a call from a professor in UK," says Dr Mohan.
The
school
is
said
to
me
making
the
ground
work
for
getting
an
audience
with
the
PM
at
his
convenience.
"The
students
want
to
meet
Modiji
and
take
his
blessings.
They
want
to
show
him
the
mobile
application.
The
girls
want
to
take
more
ideas
from
the
Prime
Minister
and
see
whether
it
can
be
digitally-delivered
for
the
benefit
of
people.
We
have
extended
all
help
to
them,"
adds
Dr
Mohan.
The school is formally sending a request to the Prime Minister's Office for an appointment. The girls are also hoping to meet former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam during their dream visit to Delhi soon.
Reacting to PM tweeting OneIndia report, Bengaluru-based communication professional Reshma Balakrishna said on a social media post: "The power of positive Journalism. Kudos to OneIndia and the writer. Very proud of you all."
Congrats
to
these
youngsters.
Kudos
to
their
innovative
zeal
&
proud
of
their
efforts
to
create
a
Clean
India.
http://t.co/xZlm3sGJl6
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
July
2,
2015
(The writer is a seasoned aerospace and defence journalist in India. He is the Consultant Editor (Defence) with OneIndia. He tweets @writetake.)
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