Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(PM Modi) lit the lamp at his residence for nine minutes today (April 5) at 9 pm to show a sense of solidarity against the coronavirus epidemic. During this time, PM Modi is seen wearing a dhoti-kurta and a necklace in the neck.
After turning off all the lights at his residence, PM Modi lit several lamps one by one. The Prime Minister has shared the photo with a verse from his Twitter handle. Whereas the countrymen switched off all the lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm tonight and lit a lamp, candle and mobile flashlight and flash to show India’s fight against Corona as per the Prime Minister’s appeal.
शुभं करोति कल्याणमारोग्यं धनसंपदा ।
शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥ pic.twitter.com/4DeiMsCN11— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 5, 2020
At the same time, in Gujarat, PM Modi’s mother Heeraben lit an earthen lamp by turning off all the lights at his residence. The Prime Minister had appealed to the nation to turn off all the lights of the houses for 9 minutes tonight and show solidarity against the corona virus.
#WATCH Delhi: PM Narendra Modi lights a lamp after turning off all lights at his residence. India switched off all the lights for 9 minutes at 9 PM today & just lit a candle, 'diya', or flashlight, to mark India's fight against #Coronavirus as per his appeal. pic.twitter.com/9PVHDlOARw
— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2020
According to Health Ministry data, the number of people who lost their lives due to the new corona virus has increased to 83, while the number of people infected has increased to 3,577 in the country. According to statistics, in the last 24 hours, 505 new cases of infection have been reported in the country.
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