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Ship in 2021 with 130 crore on board sinking, says Congress leader P Chidambaram
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Last Updated: May 01, 2021, 10:20 AM IST
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India witnessed its highest spike 3,86,452 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday and 3,498 fatalities due to virus infection, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the union government over mismanagement of Covid situation and said the boat with 130 crore people is sinking.
Chidambaram tweeted, Re-tweeting Health Minister (original tweet was invisible) May Day! May Day! The Ship IN 2021 with 130 cr on board is sinking. Save Us! At least Save Me!
Ship in 2021 with 130 cr on board sinking: Chidambaram
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New Delhi: Former Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram addresses a press conference after the presentation of the Union Budget 2020-21 by the current Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament; at the party s headquarters in. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 1 : Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the union government over mismanagement of Covid situation and said the boat with 130 crore people is sinking.
Chidambaram tweeted, Re-tweeting Health Minister (original tweet was invisible) May Day! May Day! The Ship IN 2021 with 130 cr on board is sinking. Save Us! At least Save Me!
Ship in 2021 with 130 crore on board sinking: P Chidambaram lashes at Centre s COVID handling
Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 4 lakh new infections being reported in the last 24 hours.
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NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the union government over mismanagement of COVID-19 situation and said the boat with 130 crore people is sinking.
Re-tweeting Health Minister (his original tweet was invisible)
“May Day! May Day!
Save Us! At least Save Me!” P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram IN) May 1, 2021
Chidambaram tweeted, Re-tweeting Health Minister (original tweet was invisible) May Day! May Day! The Ship IN 2021 with 130 cr on board is sinking. Save Us! At least Save Me! Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 4 lakh new infections being reported in the last 24 hours, while the active cases crossed the 32-lakh mark, according to Uni
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The Ministry of health released a statement saying that the states and UTs have been given over 16.37 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses
Maharashtra has received the maximum number of vaccines
New Delhi: The Centre has provided over 16.37 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to States and Union Territories free of cost and another 17 lakh doses have been promised over the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday (May 1).
As the younger population of the nation becomes eligible for vaccination against coronavirus on May 1 with the start of the third phase of inoculation drive, the ministry said that more than 79 lakh vaccine doses are still available with the states and union territories to be administered to their population.