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.
Modi says Covid-19 fight to continue for days, apologises for inconveniences
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Indians will have to remain patient for several days in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and apologised for the inconvenience caused to the people.
Modi further said people should help those who belong to the financially weaker sections. "I apologise to the people of the country because of inconvenience caused to them.
I specially apologise to the poor and financially weaker sections... It is possible that poor would be angry with me for taking such steps," said the Prime Minister said in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat.
Modi said he has asked people to maintain social distancing but it does not mean that there should be emotional distancing because of the threat of
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