India’s Covid vaccine a matter of pride: Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

HYDERABAD: Telangana governor and chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (

JNTUH

)

Tamilisai Soundararajan

on Sunday said that it was possible for Indians to take an indigenous vaccine for Covid-19 as India is moving forward in the fields of education, technology and research.

Speaking at the unveiling of the Golden Jubilee pylon to mark the beginning of Golden Jubilee celebrations of JNTUH at the varsity campus,

Soundararajan

said that it is a matter of pride that many presidents of developing countries have taken the vaccine imported from India. “This is the pride that universities such as JNTUH have rendered to the country,” she said, and added that schemes like Make In India, Start-up India combined with technology are helping the country move forward.

She said that in last five decades, JNTUH has added novel ideas, new dimensions and state-of-the-art technologies to keep student community updated with latest developments.