Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indian citizens to follow ‘Janta Curfew’, apparently, a complete national lockdown from 7 am to 9 pm on March 22, recently while addressing the nation. Accordingly, public transport, malls, restaurants, markets, etc will remain closed on Sunday in a bid to encourage people to practice social-distancing amid coronavirus outbreak.
Many Bollywood celebs and cricketers have come forward in support of the PM and urged their fans to cooperate during the tough times by self-isolating themselves. Superstar Rajinikanth also shared a video message for his fans appealing them to follow ‘Janta Curfew’ on Sunday.
https://twitter.com/rajinikanth/status/1241311942502780935?s=20
“With the Prime Minister calling for Janata curfew on March 22nd, India prepares to avoid crucial Stage 3 community transmission of Coronavirus in the country,” he said in the video, reports IE.
https://twitter.com/rajinikanth/status/1241311934445522951?s=20
Shah Rukh Khan too shared a video for his fans and urged them to practice social-distancing to keep a check on the spread of coronavirus.
Other celebrities like Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor too shared messages supporting ‘Janta Curfew’ on social media.
Let’s stand together (but meters apart) and do our bit in promoting social distancing by showing our support to ‘Janta Curfew’ on Sunday.