80-yr-old former Gujarat CM tweets photos of workout, gets praise on social media

તન ફીટ + મન ફીટ = જીવન હિટ pic.twitter.com/Fhi1O1kQly

— Shankersinh Vaghela (@ShankersinhBapu) July 23, 2020

Many were impressed by his fitness and some said he had proved that “age is just a number”.

At 80? 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/w5ATLsXQov

— Arun Pudur (अरुन् पुदुर्) (@arunpudur) July 23, 2020

True Inspiration to today’s youngsters.
waah Baapu

— Ginger (@The_Ginger__) July 23, 2020

Super willpower bapu

— krishna v yadav (@KKvyadav) July 23, 2020

80 years, and still going strong 💪 https://t.co/aQr5HRDzDk

— Manvendra singh (@iammanvendra11) July 23, 2020

Wow… Ssssuuupppeerrbbbb.. bahuk khub…

— Dr. Sachin A. Joshi (@sachinaj2001) July 23, 2020

Bapu still inspires us 🙏🙏

— Sachin (@Catchy42485480) July 23, 2020

Wah bapu wah 🔥🔥🔥🔥

— Tushar Leuva (@leuva_tushar) July 23, 2020

Power Builder ..awesome sir

— Dwaraki Rao (@DwarakiRao) July 23, 2020

No pain No Gain 💪

— Aakash Rathod (@AakashR32755156) July 23, 2020

Bapu in “I’ll be back” mode. https://t.co/pWlBfRirLv

— Brijesh Pandey (@brijeshpandey27) July 23, 2020

This is inspirational! https://t.co/nFXPAFkMCO

— Syed Nadeem Jafri | سید ندیم جعفری (@nadeemjafri) July 23, 2020

Bapu fitness will inspiring the youth of Gujarat 🏃‍♂🏃‍♂🏃‍♂ https://t.co/kca5e3F5vx

— Rinku Singh Baghel (@RM_Baghel) July 23, 2020

Vaghela, who served as the chief minister of Gujarat from 1996 to 1997 is a veteran politician in the state.

Earlier this month, Vaghela spent a week in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Post-discharge he returned to his residence in Gandhinagar. Vaghela took to social media and posted a video message on Monday, thanking his supporters for praying for his health.