National Sports Day: PM Modi's Fitness Mantra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Fit India Movement’ on 'Khel Diwas' on Thursday in Delhi on the occasion of National Sports Day. While speaking at the event that was held at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, PM urged the nation to look at health goals more seriously, invoked their passion for "fitter India" and asked people not to take the elevator to success as he launched the Fit India movement.

Addressing a large crowd of children who put up a grand show ahead of the launch at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex here, Modi said: "We shhould make fitness our mantra for life." Mixed with anecdotes, joke and drawing parallel from everyday life, Modi stressed the importance of fitness.