Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 71 on Friday. To mark the event, BJP workers at Lalghati Chauraha in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, cut a 71-feet-long vaccine-shaped cake was cut on the eve of his birthday.
The cake, shaped and coloured like vaccine syringe, had ‘Namo Tikka’ written over it. It also had PM Modi’s picture with a ‘thank you’ message.
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Earlier, the BJP announced that is all set to launch a mega 20-day public outreach from Friday to October 7, in order to create a vaccination record. This will celebrate Modi’s 20 years in public life.
Further, the ruling party asked its workers to facilitate the COVID-19 vaccination drive on Narendra Modi’s birthday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called for a major push to the vaccination drive on Friday, saying it would be the perfect gift for the Prime Minister.
“Tomorrow is the birthday of our beloved prime minister, lets do #VaccineSeva by helping all unvaccinated people including their loved ones, family members and all sections of the society by getting them vaccinated. This would be a birthday gift for the prime minister,” he said in a tweet in Hindi on Thursday.
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country exceeded 77 crore on Thursday, the Union Health Ministry said.
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Over 57 lakh (57,11,488) vaccine doses were administered till 7 PM on Thursday.
According to a 7 PM provisional report by the ministry, 58,21,13,634 beneficiaries have been vaccinated for the first dose and 18,96,22,772 beneficiaries for the second dose.
President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries and politicians greeted PM Modi with BJP leaders hailing his leadership. Wishing him a long and healthy life, President Kovind said may he continue to serve the nation with his spirit of relentless service.
Home Minister Amit Shah lauded Modi, saying he not only gave the country the idea to think ahead of time and fulfil its resolve with hardwork but also made it a reality. In Modi, the country has got a strong and decisive leader who gave a dignified life to those who were deprived of their rights for decades, he said.
