<span style="color: #222222;">BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken bold initiatives to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Nadda spoke to the BJP workers in Tamil Nadu through video-conferencing. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In his address, Mr Nadda said, the Prime Minister has united all Indians in the fight against the pandemic. He took pride saying that the BJP is the only party that took the pledge of "Seva Hi Sanghatan" during the lockdown and said other parties locked themselves during the pandemic. He said, free ration is being given to over 80 crore people in the country in the wake of the pandemic.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Nadda asked the party cadres to focus on the youth, women, tribal, Dalits and those at the grassroots and to bring them to the mainstream. He alleged that DMK is working against the national spirit. He said, the BJP will give a befitting reply to those who are doing petty politics on issues of national security.</span><br />''