PM Modi addressed the nation today via video message where he urged people to light diyas on April 5 at 9 PM for 9 minutes.
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Since this statement was made we encountered multiple reactions from people. Some supported Modi Ji and promised to light diyas and candles while others called this action to be useless.
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Congress leader P Chidambaram, reacted to Modi Ji’s appeal and said:
“Dear @narendramodi, we will listen to you and light diyas on April 5. But, in return, please listen to us and to the wise counsel of epidemiologists and economists. Every working man and woman, from business person to daily wage earner, also expected you to announce steps to arrest the economic slide and re-start the engines of economic growth,”
Dear @narendramodi,
We will listen to you and light diyas on April 5. But, in return, please listen to us and to the wise counsel of epidemiologists and economists.— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 3, 2020
Lighting up lights was Modi’s way of waiving off the darkness spread through coronavirus. Some people differed from this thought and urged the leaders to take strict measures and actions against the worsening situation due to COVID-19.
Chidambaram further said that:
“The people are disappointed on both counts. Symbolism is important, but serious thought to ideas and measures is equally important,”
The economy has seen a major downfall due to the coronavirus outbreak and Chidambaram points out at Modi to look after the measures that need to be taken for the sliding economy due to COVID-19 outbreak.