“Without Bothering About Own Life…”: PM Says on Doctors Day, Nation Grateful To Doctors

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led the nation in extending greetings to physicians on the occasion of Doctors Day saying that the nation was grateful for their contribution during the coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet, PM Modi also said that India has made remarkable strides in the world of medicine, and has also contributed to making our planet healthier.

The Prime Minister also shared an excerpt from his radio address, “Mann ki Baat”, where he remembered eminent physician Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, whose birth anniversary is celebrated as National Doctor’s Day in India.

“We are grateful for the contribution of the doctors during corona times. Without bothering about their own life, our doctors have taken care of us,” PM Modi is heard saying in the monthly radio programme which is aired on last Sunday of the month.

Quoting Hippocrates, one of the most respected people in the world of medicine, he said, “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love for humanity”.