GUWAHATI: Wearing an Assamese ‘Gamocha’ around his neck, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took the first dose of Covaxin, India’s homegrown coronavirus vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi.
Meanwhile, Assam health, finance and education minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his gratitude to PM Modi for wearing the Gamocha while taking the first dose of vaccine.
“We feel immensely happy and blessed that Hon PM Sri
@narendramodi
chose to wear a Gamosa while getting his first dose of vaccine at AIIMS. It shows how much he values this symbol of Assamese culture and heritage. Forever in gratitude,” Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
We feel immensely happy and blessed that Hon PM Sri @narendramodi chose to wear a Gamosa while getting his first dose of vaccine at AIIMS. It shows how much he values this symbol of Assamese culture and heritage.
Forever in gratitude 🙏#Assam @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/bCtiGf4PF7
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 1, 2021
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