Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, an active supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign, on Wednesday batted for constructing special toilets for women and educating children on cleanliness. Mr Bachchan tweeted:
T 1666 - Build that toilet at home, at the village, at the work place .. AND build special ones for the WOMEN ..
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2014
PM Narendra Modi recently lauded the efforts of the actor who wielded the broom and joined the campaign.
The prime minister launched the Clean India Mission on October 2 on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary to promote cleanliness and hygiene in the country.
The 71-year-old screen icon is here to shoot for Shoojit Sircar's upcoming Piku.
Mr Bachchan, the Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for Polio Eradication, advised people to do what they preach and clean up after themselves rather pass on the job to some one else. He also tweeted:
T 1666 - Swach India ! Do what you preach yourself .. clean the place with your own hands than leave it for another to do .. I DO !!
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2014
T 1666 - Criticism and cynicism shall accompany all good intent .. but outcome shuts them up .. I did that on many an occasion : Polio eg !
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2014
Taking his advocacy a notch further, he stressed equal sanitation opportunities for all. He posted:
T 1666 - For God's sake do not segregate toilets between the Boss and the worker .. let it be general for all .. it will be healthier !!
- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2014