On Wednesday, Bolsonaro wrote to Modi on COVID-19 crisis with references to Ramayana and comparing Indian efforts to contain the pandemic to Hanuman and mythical 'sanjeevani booti'.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing the export of raw materials to produce hydroxychloroquine, a drug that is believed to be useful in the treatment of coronavirus patients.
"We have more good news. As an outcome of my direct conversation with Prime Minister of India, we will receive, by Saturday, raw materials to continue our production of Hydroxychloroquine so that we can treat patients of COVID-19 as well as of Lupus, Malaria, and Arthritis. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for such timely help to the people of Brazil," Bolsonaro said in his address to the nation.
Last week, Modi and Bolsonaro had a telephonic conversation where the two leaders stressed the significance of close cooperation between India and Brazil, bilaterally as well as in the multilateral institutional framework, to mitigate the grave crises caused by COVID-19. They agreed on the need to forge a new human-centric concept of globalisation for the post-COVID world.
On Wednesday, Bolsonaro wrote to Modi on COVID-19 crisis with references to Ramayana and comparing Indian efforts to contain the pandemic to Hanuman and mythical 'sanjeevani booti'.
In the letter written on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, Bolsonaro said, "Just as Lord Hanuman brought the holy medicine from the Himalayas to save the life of Lord Rama's brother Lakshmana, and Jesus healed those who were sick and restored the sight to Bartimeu, India and Brazil will overcome this global crisis by joining forces and sharing blessings for the sake of all people."
The fact that the letter mentions "Holy medicine" or "Sanjeevani booti" is important given that Brazilian President has requested for hydroxychloroquine, called by a section of experts as the game-changer drug in the fight against COVID-19.
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