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R Ashwin makes special request to Narendra Modi for players participating in IPL

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 25, 2019, at 05:42 pm

#LokSabhaPolls #LokSabhaElections #RAshwin #NarendraModi

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): Indian spinner R Ashwin on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow cricketers playing in the Indian Premier League to cast their votes from any part of the nation wherever they are playing the tournament.

As per the IPL schedule, cricketers need to travel across India to play the games in the tournament.

Ashwin also urged the nation to cast their votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The elections will be held in seven-phase this year and the results will be declared on May 23.

Voting will be held from Apr 11 to May 19.

Always thought voting is the fulcrum of our democracy and I definitely would like to urge the entire country, each and everyone of you from every nook and corner of our country to vote and choose their rightful leader. https://t.co/GXmsKh2TTh
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) March 25, 2019

Ashwin tweeted: "Always thought voting is the fulcrum of our democracy and I definitely would like to urge the entire country, each and everyone of you from every nook and corner of our country to vote and choose their rightful leader."

"I would also like to request you @narendramodi sir to enable every cricketer playing in the IPL to be allowed to cast their votes from which ever place they find themselves at. ," the cricketer said.

I would also like to request you @narendramodi sir to enable every cricketer playing in the IPL to be allowed to cast their votes from which ever place they find themselves at. ðŸ™
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) March 25, 2019

Recently, Modi had tagged actors, cricketers, business and spiritual leaders in his tweets and urged them to encourage their followers to vote.

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