In an appeal to Prime Minister, Modi said, “Dear@PMOIndia (official twitter handle of PM) lets encourage voter registration among 18-24 yr olds. Large number of them are unregistered. EC drive presently underway.”
He made individual appeals with the same message to spiritual leaders like the Dalai Lama, Sri Sri Ravishankar, social activist Kiran Bedi, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, fellow party leader Sushma Swaraj and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan.
Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta, among others, were also requested by Modi.
As per reports, population of youths between 18-23 years, who will be first time voters in 2014, will be 149.36 million. The number is over 20 per cent of the 725 million voters EC says would be eligible to vote the next year.
BJP is keen to tap this young population.
