John Abrahm:The youth hold the real power

John Abraham: The youth hold the real power

Matthew Schneeberger

John Abraham

May 29, 2007 19:06 IST

John Abraham is one busy actor.

After promoting his upcoming film, Goal at the recent 60th Cannes Film Festival, the actor has been chosen as the official ambassador of the Pepsi and MTV Youth Icon 2007.

At a press conference held at Mumbai's ITC Grand Maratha Hotel on May 29, John discussed issues relating to India's youth.

When asked why he was chosen as the ambassador of the programme, the strapping actor replied, "Because I am young and in tune with the middle class. I've taken trains my entire life. They see me making it, and they think to themselves, I can do it too!"

"The youth hold the real power in India," he added. "I want them to vote out the corrupt politicians and make India the strongest economy in the world."

Finally, when discussing his own idol, John replied, "My dad is the most honest man I know. As an architect, he broke convention by refusing to give or take bribes."

The Pepsi and MTV Youth Icon 2007 is the fifth annual addition of the competition, which is voted on across India using surveys and other data collection techniques. This year's candidates: Orkut, multimedia mobile phones, you (the youth), Abhishek Bachchan and Rang De Basanti. Past winners include star Shah Rukh Khan and industrialist Anil Ambani.

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gud goin john..hez knws who to attract.. 😉

Originally posted by: modishh

gud goin john..hez knws who to attract.. 😉

yet he lacks coz he failed to attract me😉

Thx, he has his morals intact, 'the youth need to vote out the corrupt politicians' a little too idealistic. It is never that simple as power corrupts.