India dispatched two million doses of Covishield vaccines to Brazil on Friday. Covishield has been developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and is being manufactured by Serum Institute of India.
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday (January 23), thanked the Indian Prime Minister-led government in the country for the export of COVID-19 vaccines. Taking to Twitter, Bolsonaro tweeted an image of Hindu god Hanuman carrying the jabs from India to Brazil.
The Brazilian Prime Minister used the reference from the Hindu epic Ramayana, wherein Hanuman carries the life-saving 'Sanjeevni plant' to save Ram's brother Lakshman's life. "Namaskar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi! Brazil feels honored to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts. Thank you for assisting us with the vaccine exports from India to Brazil. Dhanyavaad!," Bolsonaro said in a tweet.
The Brazilian leader chose a unique way to extend his gratitude and it won hearts of Indian citizens. However, this is not the first time Bolsonaro invoked religion to thank or make an appeal to India. In April last year, the President wrote a letter to the Indian government seeking hydroxychloroquine or HCQ, a drug thought to be effective in the treatment of coronavirus, touted by then President Donald Trump, himself.
Bolsonaro had at the time invoked Hanuman carrying a 'holy medicine' in Ramayana, and referenced to Jesus Christ, as well.
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