In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address to the nation on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has for yet another time kept his stereotyped rhetoric when the nation cries for enhancing the medical infrastructure and adequate oxygen supply for the virus-hit patients and people who are ailing for life. His monologued radio address had tips and messages to the people in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sunday's radio address was the Prime Minister's 76th address and he began his speech at 11 am on Sunday and he spoke about the pandemic. While there was a lack of early acknowledgment and response from the Central government in augmenting the hospital infrastructure to treat the patients, he had used the radio address as the prospect to showcase that his government is committed to curbing the exponential virus spread.

The Prime Minister said that the pandemic is testing people's patience and their limit to bear the pain. He said that the virus has shaken the country and robbed the nation of its self-confidence, which it developed after successfully tackling the first wave of the pandemic. In a 30-minute radio address, Narendra Modi reiterated that the Center's biggest priority is defeating the pandemic. 

By citing the second wave as a storm, the Prime Minister said that it had devastated the country and he urged the citizens to seek information on the COVID-19 pandemic only through government and valid sources and to ensure not to get victimized by the rumors.  He further said that the Indian government is dedicated to taking forward the efforts of the state governments to tackle the current COVID-19 situation. 

He said, "I urge people not to believe in rumors about the vaccine. You all must be aware that the Government of India has sent free vaccines to all state governments. All people above 45 years of age can benefit from this. From May 1st, the vaccines will be available for every person above 18 years of age". In his address, he advocated for the private sector in helping the vaccination drive. 

He said, "Country's corporate sector can also participate in vaccine drive by getting their employees vaccinated. The government of India's free vaccination program will continue in the future too. I request states to ensure benefits of this free vaccination programme reaches as many people as possible." The Prime Minister had also spoken to doctors and frontline workers who shared their experience and views on the current COVID-19 situation in the country. 

He spoke with Dr. Shashank Joshi from Mumbai who said that more recoveries are also being recorded amid reporting the unprecedented surge in the fresh cases. He said that the positive approach is the key in this fight against the pandemic. He advised the people to carry out breathing exercises which will yield a good result. He further pressed that India has everything including adequate oxygen supply and ventilators and he claimed that the country is providing the best class treatment for the patients, despite the fact that hundreds of people are dying every day without adequate medical infrastructure.  

His monologued address has come when the nation is in need of dialogues with the experts' team by acknowledging the fact that the pandemic is getting out of control unless the medical infrastructure is enhanced. The experts say that the need for the hour is the proactive actions, not the reactive rhetorics. The current state of the infections and deaths had shown that the Center had failed to execute the measure the well as all the leaders including the Prime Minister were busy with the election campaigns. 

His Mann Ki Baat radio address has come when the country has reported its highest single-day rise of the COVID-19 cases. According to the Union Health Ministry, India has reported 3,49,961 fresh cases in the last 24 hours till 8 am and the country also has reported 2,767 new deaths. The current rise was recorded as the highest single-day rise in the world in the last 24 hours. His address has come in a backdrop of the nation's cry for an adequate oxygen supply to cure the ailing lives.