Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra said that if lockdown is extended for much longer duration then the country will be "risking economic hara-kiri".
He said that while the lockdown has been able to save lakhs of lives, its further extension could lead to severe difficulties for weaker sections of the society., he tweeted. "But if the lockdown is extended for much longer, we will be risking economic hara-kiri.
A functioning & growing economy is like an immune system for livelihoods. A lockdown weakens that immune system and most hurts the impoverished in our society," Mahindra said in a tweet.
But if the lockdown is extended for much longer, we will be risking economic hara-kiri. A functioning & growing economy is like an immune system