CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lionel Messi in Byju’s Education For All campaign. India’s most valuable edtech company Byju’s has appointed football superstar Lionel Messi as the global brand ambassador of its social impact arm, Education For All.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lionel “Leo” Messi has been named the first global brand ambassador of BYJU’S social impact arm, Education For All. Messi, the captain of Argentina’s football team and a player for Paris Saint-Germain, has signed an agreement with BYJU’S to promote the cause of equitable education.

Detailed explanation-3: -Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi on Tuesday posted on Instagram with folded hands as he became the global brand ambassador of ed-tech platform BYJU’s Education For All (EFA) foundation. In an Instagram post, the World Cup winning footballer wrote: Children are our future.

Detailed explanation-4: -Edtech major BYJU’s on Friday announced that the company has roped in football star Lionel “Leo” Messi as the first global brand ambassador of its social impact arm ‘Education For All’, according to the news agency PTI.

Detailed explanation-5: -The edtech company faced a lot of backlash when it announced the onboarding of Lionel Messi as the brand ambassador of its social impact arm in November, just a month after announcing layoffs.