PM Narendra Modi and actress Rekha have been voted as the Hottest Vegetarian Ccelebtrities by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, according to an IANS report.

PM Modi and Rekha won competition after giving a tough fight to Bollywood bigwigs Amitabh Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Hema Malini, Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan, R Madhavan and and Television actor Vidyut Jammwal, the PETA statement said.

Rekha and Prime Minister Modi have inspired caring people everywhere to ditch meat in favour of vegetarian foods, says PETA India Chief Executive Officer Poorva Joshipura. Both of PETA Indias winners prove that nothing is hotter than kindness, which they show every time they sit down for a meal.

According to reports, both Rekha and PM Modi lead a healthy lifestyle that includes doing yoga and follwing a vegetarian diet. PM Modi is said to having only animal friendly vegetarian food, the report added.

PETA India's motto is 'animals are not ours to eat'. Its statement added that the winners of the competition were chosed on the basis of several factors which also included vote count.

Hollywood actors Ellen Page and Jared Leto won the PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities 2014.

PETA claimed that the 'glow' that the actor had was a result of eat of animal-free diet.

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PM Narendra Modi, Rekha beat likes of Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut to be voted PETA's 'Hottest Vegetarian Celebtrities'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and veteran actress Rekha have been named the hottest vegetarian celebrities by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Early leaders Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor as well as Amitabh Bachchan, R. Madhavan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Hema Malini put up a real fight. But after thousands of votes were cast to help PETA India choose the winners, the results indicated Modi and Rekha to be on the top, said a statement.

"I've been a vegetarian for most of my life and can endorse the fact that it affects the way you think and perceive life", Rekha said.

Rekha and PM Modi have inspired people everywhere to ditch meat in favour of vegetarian foods, said a PETA executive.

Modi practises yoga to stay fit and dines on animal-friendly vegetarian foods whenever he meets with international delegates.

"Rekha and Prime Minister Modi have inspired caring people everywhere to ditch meat in favour of vegetarian foods. Both of PETA India's winners prove that nothing is hotter than kindness, which they show every time they sit down for a meal," said Poorva Joshipura, chief executive officer, PETA India.

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