'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi salutes people's collective strength in face of Covid-19 pandemic

Ravi S Singh
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 26

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly “Mann Ki Baat” programme on Friday—the last one this year—saluted the strength of people’s collective strength and referred to the country’s collective efforts of push back against the Covid pandemic.

He cautioned people against the Omicron variant and urged them to safeguard themselves.

He also used the platform to pay tributes to Group Captain Varun Singh, who died last week after battling for his life for several days after a chopper crash on December 8 that killed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other personnel.

“He inspired millions of Indians,” Modi said.

He lauded India’s Covid-19 vaccination effort and attributed it to the collective efforts of the people.

Save the birds

Modi also spoke about Arunachal Pradesh’s conservation efforts and said it was praiseworthy that the people of the state were willing to surrender their airguns to save bird species.

“So far more than 1600 airguns have been surrendered, he said.