PM Modi said from the Red Fort, the world’s biggest vaccination campaign is ours

India is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its independence today. On this special occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the tricolor of the country on the ramparts of the Red Fort and addressed the countrymen. This is the eighth time in a row that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hoisted the tricolor on the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day. During this, for the first time during the celebration of independence, two Mi-17 1V helicopters of the Indian Air Force showered flowers over the ceremony site.

#BeakingNews | Flower petals showered at the Red Fort by two Mi 17 1V helicopters of the Indian Air Force in Amrut Formation. pic.twitter.com/OGu2SxiYJL

— NewsX (@NewsX) August 15, 2021

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Modi also remembered the horrors of Corona. He said that Corona came to the country with many challenges, but the country faced these difficulties together. It is our strength that today we do not have to depend on other countries for the vaccine. The Prime Minister said that in proportion to the devastation caused by Corona in other countries of the world, a small number of people in India have suffered from Corona.

Indians have fought this battle (COVID) with a lot of patience. We had many challenges but we worked with extraordinary pace in every area. It’s a result of strength of our industrialists & scientists, that today India doesn’t need to depend on any other nation for vaccines: PM pic.twitter.com/BI8H60fZBI

— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2021

The Prime Minister further said that imagine what would have happened if India did not have its own vaccine? How long did it take for India to get the polio vaccine? But today we are proud that we are running the world’s largest vaccination campaign in India. So far, more than 54 crore people have been vaccinated.

We can proudly say that the largest COVID19 vaccination program is being run in India today. More than 54 crore people have received vaccine doses so far: PM Modi at Red Fort#IndiaAt75 pic.twitter.com/5V45a8QEFX

— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2021