Ahead of the second round of the two-day informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his day early Saturday with plogging on the beach in Tamil Nadu’s Mahabalipuram.

The plogging exercise lasted for about 30 minutes with PM Modi picking a bagful of litter, sending out a strong message on fitness and cleanliness.

“Plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram this morning. It lasted for over 30 minutes. Also handed over my ‘collection’ to Jeyaraj, who is a part of the hotel staff. Let us ensure our public places are clean and tidy! Let us also ensure we remain fit and healthy,” the Prime Minister tweeted and posted a video of his walk.

Plogging at a beach in Mamallapuram this morning. It lasted for over 30 minutes.

Also handed over my ‘collection’ to Jeyaraj, who is a part of the hotel staff.

Let us ensure our public places are clean and tidy!

Let us also ensure we remain fit and healthy. pic.twitter.com/qBHLTxtM9y

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 12, 2019

The PM took a refreshing walk on the beach near the Taj Fisherman’s Cove Resort and Spa where he is staying.

He also posted some pictures of him walking barefoot in the waters.

Refreshing walk and exercises in Mamallapuram, along the scenic coast. pic.twitter.com/UjUq8FbVAv

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 12, 2019

While Modi will spend Friday night at Taj Fisherman’s Cove Resort and Spa beach resort near Mahabalipuram, the Chinese President will drive back to the ITC Grand Chola Hotel.

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held detailed discussions on varied issues, including terrorism, increasing radicalisation, enhancing bilateral trade between the two nations and investments, among others.

The one-on-one tete-a-tete between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping over dinner on Friday lasted for two-and-a-half hours, well beyond the planned time, and was “very open and cordial”, holding the promise of several Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) emerging out of the second informal summit between the two sides.

The India-China informal summit kicked off on Friday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving Xi Jinping a tour of ancient temples in Tamil Nadu’s Mahabalipuram.

This is the second informal summit between President Xi and Prime Minister Modi. Their first informal meeting at the Chinese city of Wuhan last year resulted in normalisation of the relations between the two countries after the 2017 Doklam standoff.