Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pleasantly surprised by the spirituality of eminent breast surgeon P. Raghu Ram when he felicitated him with a special ‘vastram’.
The surgeon, who along with S. Vyjayanthi met the Prime Minister in Hyderabad on Tuesday night, said that the ‘Vastram’ was a gift from the Linga Bhairavi Mandir.
Raghu Ram is the Founding Director of KIMS-Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Center and CEO of Ushalaxmi Breast Cancer Foundation.
“I wish to inform Narendra Modi ji that the main source of his strength and power emanates from the blessings of the late Amma and my prayers and wishes are that the vastram of Ma Bhairavi temple is his When I told him that I was giving him more energy through the selfless divine Devi Shakti, he was moved by my service to the nation and said that you are a doctor and also spiritual. “The doctor said.
The breast surgeon explained to him his views on spirituality and the power of meditation.
“The Prime Minister was pleasantly surprised that I spend two hours in the prayer room every day and praised my knowledge of this aspect of life,” the breast surgeon added.
After the meeting, PM Modi shared on ‘X’ that Raghu Ram is a Padma awardee and has done pioneering work in the treatment of breast cancer. “We discussed aspects related to India’s health infrastructure. He also appreciated the government’s efforts in this regard.”
Raghu Ram lauded Prime Minister Modi for the landmark decision to extend Ayushman Bharat facility to senior citizens as well, providing much-needed financial support to the country’s growing number of senior citizens. He said that it is expected to be a “game changer” in this regard. .
As breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in India, Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Raghu Ram discussed ways to improve breast cancer care and cancer care in general in India.
Further strengthen the population-based breast cancer screening program being implemented under the auspices of the National Health Mission (NHM) and make available several more population-based breast cancer registries, especially in rural areas, to target cancer classification. I’ll make it. ‘Notifiable diseases’ were some of the areas discussed during the meeting.
Raghu Ram revealed that Prime Minister Modi has signed the editorial page of the first quarterly issue of ‘Pink Connection’, one of the first breast health magazines of its kind in South Asia.
