Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Kerala Congress MP Ramya Haridas on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to conduct free of cost RT-PCR tests for all international air travellers arriving at the airports in India."The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has given directions that all the passengers arriving at the airports in India should get an RT-PCR test done compulsorily.
This has created difficulty for passengers in terms of money and time. Moreover, for the RT-PCR test, there is levied a sum of ₹1,700 per passenger.
It will be a huge expense for those who come back with their families or those who have lost their job due to the pandemic," read the letter.Also Read | India’s tricky options in the Myanmar muddle"Almost all countries.