Mumbai: MPL Sports Foundation, the community arm of gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL), has launched an advertising campaign featuring some of the biggest Indian Olympic stars. 

This is part of a nationwide fan campaign to rally the 1.3 billion Indians to become fans of the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that begins this Friday, said the foundation in a statement on Tuesday.

As part of this movement, the foundation will release a campaign called #FanBannJaaoge across mediums like TV, digital, and print media. The campaign features a film in multiple languages with some of the stars of the Indian contingent such as PV Sindhu, wrestler Bajrang Punia, fencer Bhavani Devi, shooter Manu Bhaker, and others. The term #FanBannJaaoge itself encapsulates the idea of this movement, which conveys that these athletes have such inspiring and decorated lives, that every Indian would undoubtedly become their fan.

“The Olympics is the world’s biggest sporting stage and truly a sports movement that cuts across all boundaries. The athletes representing us come from the length and breadth of India and we want the entire country to rally behind them as they seek to bring us laurels. We hope this movement galvanises all Indians to become fans of the Indian Olympic team,” said MPL co-founder & CEO and MPL Sports Foundation trustee, Sai Srinivas.

MPL Sports Foundation has also put together the Indian Olympic Fan Army with the fans to cheer for the team, watch the matches and submit their fan moments through photographs, videos, emojis, and illustrations. Some of the most iconic sports clubs, franchises, and organisations across India like Kolkata Knight Riders, Ultimate Table Tennis, Cricket Fauj, and others have joined hands to create a 31 million-strong fan club.