New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben joined the rest of the country to express gratitude to those providing essential services during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Sunday.
In a video — which has garnered over 7,70,000 views — the Prime Minister’s mother can be seen beating a steel plate amidst the sound of conch shells and claps during the ‘janata curfew’ that Modi announced Thursday.
#WATCH Gujarat: Mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Heeraben clangs utensil at her residence to express gratitude to those providing essential services amid #CoronavirusPandemic. pic.twitter.com/ipaI1yOtoB
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2020
Modi responded to the video and said, “Mother… Mother with the blessings of crores of mothers like you, doctors, nurses, medical staff, policemen, security personnel, cleaning staff and media workers providing essential services and fighting coronavirus will be greatly inspired. And will also have the required support to work further.”
मां…
मां आप जैसी करोड़ों माताओं के आशीर्वाद से कोरोना वायरस से लड़ रहे डॉक्टर, नर्स, मेडिकल स्टाफ, पुलिसकर्मी, सुरक्षाकर्मी, सफाईकर्मी और मीडियाकर्मी जैसे अनगिनत लोगों को बहुत प्रेरणा मिली। आगे काम करने का संबल मिला ।https://t.co/Hx5usWceTShttps://t.co/Qx8zBynSL3 https://t.co/YclxhAetSN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 22, 2020
BJP leaders pay tribute
Other BJP leaders also tweeted out emotional tributes to Heeraben.
National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party B.L. Santosh, shared her photo along with other women and said, “That’s Mother India in her true spirits.”
That’s Mother India in her true spirits . Salutes …. #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/v6E3NDUSke
— B L Santhosh (@blsanthosh) March 22, 2020
BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh CM hopeful Shivraj Singh Chouhan was the most emotional
Sharing the video, Chouhan said, “I bow to Prime Minister Modi’s mother Heeraben, as she has given birth to a son who has dedicated himself to the country. Even at the age of 96 she has the spirit to fight COVID-19, which will inspire the entire country. I salute such a mother.”
मैं पीएम श्री @narendramodi की माताजी माँ हीरा बा को प्रणाम करता हूँ, उन्होंने ऐसे पुत्र को जन्म दिया है, जिन्होंने अपना सर्वस्व देश के लिए समर्पित किया है।
96 वर्ष की आयु में भी #COVID19 से लड़ने का माँ का जज़्बा आज पूरे देश को प्रेरणा दे रहा है।
ऐसी माँ को मेरा पुनः प्रणाम। pic.twitter.com/gHiZ2OVgcC
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) March 22, 2020
Union Minister for Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad called the move “truly emotional”.
This is truly emotional!
Mother of PM @narendramodi expresses her gratitude towards doctors, nurses and emergency services personnel as #IndiaFightsCorona#5baje5minute #IndiaComeTogether pic.twitter.com/oSrX6qlUfq— RSPrasad Office (@OfficeOfRSP) March 22, 2020
BJP leaders Hardeep Singh Puri, Piyush Goyal, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and Poonam Mahajan also retweeted PM Modi’s message to his mother.
“Mother India”, really? Revathi Krishnan will be the next nominated member of Rajya Sabha.