Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the All Party Meeting on December 4 via video conferencing to discuss the Covid-19 vaccination strategy in India. The meeting was also attended by the Union Defence Minister, Union Home Minister, Union Finance Minister, Union Minister for Rural Development, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment and Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.
The Prime Minister said that the government is developing a comprehensive vaccination strategy. He emphasised that the world is looking towards India for the development of a safe and affordable vaccine.
India is ready for Covid Vaccination
The Prime Minister shared his experience of visiting the vaccine manufacturing facilities in Ahmedabad, Pune, and Hyderabad, informing that about eight potential vaccines, currently in different stages of trial, will be manufactured in India, that includes the three indigenous vaccines.
The Prime Minister said that it is expected that the vaccine will be available in the coming few weeks. The vaccination campaign will kickstart in India as soon as the vaccine is approved by the scientists. The Central government is working in close coordination with the State governments to identify the priority groups for vaccination that will include Health Workers, Frontline workers and high-risk individuals viz the aged population cohort and people with comorbidities.
In an effort to administer the vaccine in an efficient, smooth & transparent manner, database of healthcare and frontline workers, augmentation of cold chains and procurement of syringes and needles are in advanced stages of preparation.
Underlining India’s vaccine distribution expertise, capacity and presence of an experienced and vast network for vaccination, the Prime Minister said that this will help us in streamlining Covid vaccination. Collaboration with State Governments will be established for additional cold chain equipment and other such logistical requirements.
The digital platform for vaccine administration and distribution (Covid-19 Vaccine Information Network Co-WIN) is prepared and is being tested in collaboration with the State and District Level authorities and other stakeholders.
National Expert Group constituted for vaccination campaign
A National Expert Group that includes technical experts and officials of both the Central Government and State Governments, has been constituted to shoulder the responsibility of the campaign related to the vaccine. The National Expert Group will take decisions collectively as per national and regional requirements.
India fought the Pandemic with indomitable will
The Prime Minister mentioned that Indians have fought this pandemic with indomitable will, noting that the restraint, courage, and strength of Indians has been incomparable and unprecedented during this entire battle. He added that we not only helped our fellow Indians but also made every effort to save the citizens of other countries as well. Also, the scientific methodology adopted by India led to increased testing in India, which not only reduced the positivity rate but also reduced the covid mortality rate.
The Prime Minister cautioned against rumors that may be spread about vaccination, saying that it would be against both public interest and national interest. He called upon all the leaders to make the citizens of the country more aware, and prevent any such rumors from spreading.
The Prime Minister thanked the leaders of all parties for their valuable contribution in the fight against Covid. He said that Jan Andolan& Jan Bhagidari with support of all political parties is the key for success of India’s vaccination effort. Along with this, he again appealed to the citizens to be constantly alert and not let the guard down in following the preventive measures against the virus.
Leaders of political parties speak
Political parties that participated in the meeting included among others, the Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress, DMK, YSR Congress Party, JD(U), BJD, Shiv Sena, TRS, BSP, SP, AIADMK and BJP. The leaders assured the Prime Minister of their full support to ensure efficient and speedy vaccination. They hailed the leadership of the Prime Minister in tackling the pandemic and praised the scientific community as well as vaccine manufacturers for their efforts in vaccine development.
The Union Health Secretary made a presentation highlighting the situation of Covid-19 in the country. An overview of the global vaccine landscape as well as India’s progress in the entire gamut of vaccine distribution and beneficiary management was shared.
(Published from PIB)
DMK’s hatred for Sanskrit is nothing but DMK’s hatred for Hindus
DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday (November 29) issued a statement against the Centre’s move to telecast news in Sanskrit for 15 minutes. In his tweet, Stalin said “What is the purpose of having Sanskrit news in Doordarshan Podhigai?” and called it a “cultural invasion”.
This reaction from the DMK was expected given that their entire political history has been to exploit the fault lines created by the baseless Aryan-Dravidian myth. Tamil chauvinism has been a festering wound in the psyche of some of the Tamils brainwashed by Caldwell and GU Pope. People are made to believe that Sanskrit is antithetical to Tamil and both the languages are not compatible with each other.
According to to Tamil mythology Sanskrit and Tamil originated from the two sides of the damaru (a two headed drum) of Lord Sivan. Sanskrit scholars always called Tamil as a sister language, and others as daughters. Thus Sanskrit can borrow from Tamil but not from others.
But, with the entire Tamil mainstream media along with the ‘neutral journalists’ dancing to their tunes, a massive campaign is unleashed to rake up sentiments creating a Sanskrit vs Tamil divide.
The DMK and its allies have been meticulously building their party on Tamil chauvinism and hatred for anything that is remotely connected to the unity of this country.
But had DD Podhigai introduced news in Urdu, the DMK and its allies like the VCK and Communists would have been delighted. As far as they are concerned, anything that appeases Muslims and Christians is secular and unites the country.
The point to be noted here is that DD has been broadcasting Sanskrit news for more than 40 years. But the DMK and its friends have suddenly woken up from their deliberate slumber considering that elections are just a few months ahead.
Sanskrit is a language that is native to this land and is language in which many spiritual texts and books on Ayurveda, Yoga, astronomy and mathematics were written. The works of Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta, Bhaskara, Charaka and Sushruta that opened up new horizons for humanity were in Sanskrit. But the DMK is blinded by its sheer hatred for anything that has to do with Hindu culture and Indian one-ness.
Afterall, it is a party that once advocated secessionism from India. The Communists in Tamil Nadu who got sold out for just a mere ₹25 crores have an undeclared goal to destroy every vestige of Indian culture and make India a totalitarian dictatorial communist regime. Hence it becomes imperative for them to destroy anything that is Hindu or Indian. The leader whom they revere, Dr Ambedkar wanted Sanskrit to become our national language. Why don’t they openly declare that Dr Ambedkar was wrong? Do they have the nerve to say so?
If foreign ideologies like Communism and baseless theories like Aryan-Dravidian divide can flourish in Tamil Nadu and if foreign faiths like Islam and Christianity can be practiced freely here, why not Sanskrit which is one of the most ancient languages in the world and is native to this land?
Their mutual hatred for the Hindu faith stems from their belief that criticizing Hinduism will please the minorities. They assume that criticizing Sanskrit and Hinduism will consolidate their minority vote bank and their chances of winning increases more given that Hindus are divided by caste. This minority appeasement apparently has worked in its favour for the past few decades.
But times have changed.
The recent attempt of the DMK to use Sanskrit as their political tool will go damp for sure as the DMK is coming to be seen as a spent force. People are now seeing through their propaganda. Their double standards oozes through every pore of their skin as many of the DMK leaders including Karunanidhi, Kalanidhi, Udhayandhi and Dayanidhi are Sanskrit names. Their symbol ‘Udhaya Suriyan’ itself is Sanskrit. If they are concerned about Sanskrit imposition, let them start with their names. Let ‘Udhaya Suriyan’ become ‘Ezhum Nyaayiru’.
(Views expressed here are the author’s own)