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Covid-19 crisis: Modi dials former presidents, PMs; and opposition leaders

Modi is scheduled to meet floor leaders of all political parties in Parliament on Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the nation on coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi
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File Photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Amid criticism that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not reached out to opposition leaders even as the country faces a grave health crisis and a 21-day lockdown, he phoned several opposition leaders on Sunday, including Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, former prime ministers and former presidents.

Modi is scheduled to meet floor leaders of all political parties in Parliament on Wednesday.

The prime minister also had telephonic conversations with several world leaders over the past few days, including Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and US President Donald Trump on Saturday
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Trump said later on Saturday he requested Modi to allow supply of hydroxychloroquine tablets