Chennai sources stated that day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, BJP State president Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has said she has nominated the PM for the Nobel Peace Prize and appealed to the people to join her.
Meanwhile a release from her office stated “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2019 for launching the world’s largest healthcare scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Ayushman Bharat by Dr Tamilisai Soundararjan, and by (her husband) Prof Dr P. Soundarajan, Head of Department & Senior Consultant in Nephrology Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Saveetha University”.
Dr. Tamilisai said and added that the leading cause of poverty in
India is healthcare expenditure for Tertiary & Secondary Care that “This
path breaking initiative of visionary Prime Minister Modiji will transform the
lives of millions of people especially the underprivileged and vulnerable”. Moreover Dr Tamilisai also appealed to
healthcare providers in India and abroad to join her in nominating the
‘visionary’ Prime Minister for the prestigious prize and the last date for
nomination is January 31, 2019.
