India took to Twitter to celebrate its daughters after Minister Maneka Gandhi marked Thursday as 'Daughter's Day' in an effort to reduce female foeticide and improve India's skewed sex ratio
India celebrated its daughters on Thursday after Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launching a campaign on social media to celebrate daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughters this week.
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Thursday was designated as "Daughter's Day'. The campaign is aimed at reducing female foeticide and improving India's skewed sex ratio and educating girls.
With my Daughter-̶i̶n̶-̶L̶a̶w̶ Yamini & granddaughter Anasuya. Join me for #BBBPDaughtersWeek #BBBP pic.twitter.com/hEB3APHqiA
— Maneka Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) August 8, 2016
To kick-off the campaign, Maneka Gandhi tweeted a photograph with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
Secretaries of Govt. of India celebrating Daughter’s Day with us. #BBBPDaughtersWeek. More power to daughters. pic.twitter.com/NI1pzG9RNX
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) August 11, 2016
The campaign asks people to post photographs with their daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughters on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms using the hashtag #BBBPDaughtersWeek.
From celebs like Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir to ordinary folks, everyone participated in the campaign to spread the word.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE TWEETS:
A little girl stole my heart and she calls me Daddy! To all the little and grown up girls, Happy #DaughtersDay ! pic.twitter.com/BbUvFSix9H
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 11, 2016
Daughter is not equal to TENSIONS....Daughter is equal to TEN SONS
— Kodali Nani (@IamKodaliNani) August 11, 2016
Happy #DaughtersDay pic.twitter.com/G9RsgIaeXt
With my daughter ! :-) #DaughtersDay pic.twitter.com/9mOTJMl5QJ
— subhadra (@subhadra_72) August 11, 2016
Happy #DaughtersDay@ysjagan @YSRCParty @varun2c @Vincy7M_ @IamHVR @raajareddyp @ShailajaReddi pic.twitter.com/OIuFLgVa80
— Manvitha reddy (@ManviRdy) August 11, 2016
Our girls are the present and future give them #Taleem;#BBBPDaughtersWeek pic.twitter.com/oz79snJUWj
— Taleem India (@TaleemInIndia) August 11, 2016
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