PM Modi quotes eminent Telugu writer Gurajada Apparao in COVID-19 vaccine rollout speech
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Last Updated: Jan 16, 2021, 03:43 PM IST
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The quote translates into English as Forego your self- interest to some extent and help neighbours. Nation does not mean just mud and soil, but people.
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HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday quoted renowned Telugu writer and poet Gurajada Apparao during the launch of nation-wide COVID-19 vaccination programme, to drive home his point of helping others selflessly. Sontha labham kontha manuko, porugu vadiki thodu padavoy. Desamante matti kadoyi, desamante manushuloy, Modi recalled the famous quote of Apparao, which is part of the writer s poetry.