New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- A day after he brought up the issue on his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday nominated 10 eminent personalities from various walks of life, including Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, to help fight obesity.

"As mentioned in yesterday's #MannKiBaat, I would like to nominate the following people to help strengthen the fight against obesity and spread awareness on reducing edible oil consumption in food. I also request them to nominate 10 people each so that our movement gets bigger!" PM Modi wrote on X.

Besides Omar Abdullah, the prime minister nominated industrialist Anand Mahindra, actor-politician Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua,' shooting champion Manu Bhaker, weightli...