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.
Don't fire your employees: PM asks India Inc while announcing lockdown extension
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while announcing the covid-19 lockdown extension till 3rd May, also asked the industry leaders of the country to be compassionate and not fire people in these troubling times.
PM Modi's suggestion was one of the seven tips including the basic norms like social distancing to downloading Arogya Setu app, to fight novel coronavirus.
In his address, Narendra Modi thanked each and every citizen for strictly adhering to lockdown norms for the last three weeks.
The PM's appeal comes in the backdrop of employers' growing concerns over the uncertainty about the future and demand stagnation that will follow post coronavirus.
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