Now, sports stars bat for Smriti Irani's 'IWearHandloom' campaign

Sports stars Virender Sehwag, Vijender Singh and Divya Singh show their support to support for Indian textiles, weavers and craftsmanship by joining #IWearHandloom campaign

Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani has kickstarted a new campaign on Twitter urging people to put up photos of them wearing handloom.

The campaign was to support Indian textiles, weavers and craftsmanship.

Irani initiated the campaign when she shared a picture of herself sporting a blue handwoven sari on Twitter. She captioned the post, "Indian handlooms symbolise India's heritage & culture. Wear it to carry on our rich tradition and support 43 lakh weavers & their families."

I support Indian weavers, here's my #IWearHandloom look - Handwoven Silk from Bihar. Share your look & tag 5 people pic.twitter.com/1NOuueJ0mS

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 1, 2016

Now, sports stars Virender Sehwag, Vijender Singh and Divya Singh showed their support for the cause by sharing their prized handloom possessions.

Wearing Handloom makes u feel free&gives livelihood to our weavers
Handloom pehno,ekdum Free Ho jaao!#IWearHandloom pic.twitter.com/u3L2qfyL5o

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 1, 2016

Wonderful initiative @smritiirani ji #IWearHandloom because it's one of the best representation of our culture pic.twitter.com/E0fQKuGxEM

— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) August 1, 2016

#IWearHandloom in support of khadi and handloom @smritiirani @PratimaSinghBB @prashanti14 @AkankshaSingh4 #khadi pic.twitter.com/YdGI8iyGR4

— Divya Singh (@Divyasingh04) August 1, 2016

For those who don't know, Divya Singh is the current coach of the Indian women's basketball team and a former captain of the team.

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