Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur yesterday said owing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiatives, India supplied anti-COVID vaccines and essential medicines to 160 countries. He compared this to Mr. Uddhav Thackeray’s confining himself to his home during the pandemic.
“Modi ji saved (people) both from epidemic and hunger. By taking the necessary steps in time, he not only saved lives, but also took the economy forward. Today India is the fifth largest economy in the world. The whole world appreciates that during the COVID period India supplied essential medicines and vaccine to 160 countries,” Mr. Thakur told reporters in Mumbai.
He said: “It was because of Modi ji’s efforts that our scientists got funds and they developed an indigenous vaccine. India administered over 220 crore vaccines to its people in record time.”
