Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Children playing major role in fight against COVID-19, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appreciated the children, who are coming forward to create awareness to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. "In this battle against COVID-19, I have noticed that our army of children is playing a major role.
They are making their parents understand what to do and what not to do, how to wash hands and how not to follow wrong practices," said Modi.
Modi, who was interacting with the people of his Lok Sabha seat -- Varanasi -- via video conferencing, said: "Several families and parents have shared such videos of their children on social media.
I have watched some of them. I will try and share some of them with all of you, in a day or two." Prime Minister on Tuesday announced a 21-day
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