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.
Wear face masks, don't fire employees: PM Modi's 7 tips to fight COVID-19
To fight against deadly coronavirus outbreak in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3.
In his address to nation, Narendra Modi thanked each and every citizen for strictly adhering to lockdown norms for the last three weeks.
India's swift and timely action against the global outbreak proved helpful to prevent virus spread in the country, said Modi.
Mention must be made that India implemented lockdown when there were 500 coronavirus cases in the country. The screening of international passengers at various airports had started even before a single case was detected in the country, asserted Modi.
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