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P Chidambaram Takes Dig At PM Narendra Modi Over COVID-19 Vaccination Drive on His 71st Birthday

"BJP ruled states — UP, MP, Guj & Kar — “perform” on the PM’s birthday and vaccinate many times the daily average. On other days, they are “non-performing” states. I wish the PM celebrated his birthday every day," tweets P Chidambaram

P Chidambaram Takes Dig At PM Narendra Modi Over COVID-19 Vaccination Drive on His 71st Birthday

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over COVID-19 vaccination drive on his 71st birthday. Chidambaram in a tweet said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled stated performed better on PM Modi's birthday in vaccinating people. He tweetd, "BJP ruled states — UP, MP, Guj & Kar — “perform” on the PM’s birthday and vaccinate many times the daily average. On other days, they are “non-performing” states. I wish the PM celebrated his birthday every day."

Notably,  India on Friday set a new world record of administering highest number of vaccines against Covid-19 in one day. The country achieved the milestones of administering over 2.50 crore vaccine doses under the "Vaccine Sewa" campaign to mark the 71th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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