This Article is From Apr 05, 2020

Holding Diya In Hand, PM Modi's Mother Responds To Lights-Out Call

In a video that went viral in a short span of time, the PM's mother, Hiraba, is seen sitting on a chair holding a metal diya in hand for nine minutes after the lights were switched off.

Holding Diya In Hand, PM Modi's Mother Responds To Lights-Out Call

PM Modi's mother sitting on the porch of her house in Raysan, located on the outskirts of Gandhinagar.

Ahmedabad:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nonagenarian mother responded to the lights-out call given by her son, by holding a diya in her hand at her house in Gujarat on Sunday night.

In a video that went viral in a short span of time, the PM's mother, Hiraba, is seen sitting on a chair holding a metal diya in hand for nine minutes after the lights were switched off.

The video showed her sitting on the porch of her house in Raysan, located on the outskirts of Gandhinagar.

The prime minister had on Friday urged people to switch off the lights at their homes and light up lamps, candles or mobile phone torches for nine minutes at 9 pm on Sunday to display the country's "collective resolve" to defeat coronavirus.

Gujarat has so far recorded 128 cases of COVID-19, while 11 people have died due to the deadly virus.

World

67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.

India

4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.

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State Cases Active Recovered Deaths

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