Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (March 7, 2020)broke down while interacting with a woman beneficiary of his government's generic medicine programme ''Jan Aushadhi Diwas.'' The PM turned emotional when a woman from Dehradun, Deepa Shah, who suffered paralysis in 2011, told him that she had seen God in him."I have not seen god, but I have seen god in you," she said as tears rolled down her eyes. The woman said this while interacting with the PM through video-conference on the occasion of Jan Aushadhi Diwas.

On hearing this, PM Modi was visibly emotional as the woman repeated her remark. She also thanked the Uttarakhand Chief Minister and others who had helped her all along and said doctors had once told her that she cannotbe cured. "But on hearing your voice I have become better," she told PM Modi while profusely thanking the Prime Minister for his efforts to reduce the cost of medicines.

News agency ANI also shared a video showing PM Modi turning emotional while interacting with the woman.

An emotional PM Modi paused for a moment before telling her that it was her courage that had won over her disease and that she must carryon with the spirit.Shah was expressing her plight and how she had suffered due to high cost of medicines after she suffered from paralysis in 2011 and has nowstarted saving Rs 3,500 every month after benefitting from the government'slow-cost generic medicines programme.Soon after Shah rose to express her views,PM Modi asked her to sit and speak as he said she was uncomfortable whilestanding."You have defeated disease with your own will power. Your courageis your god and that same courage has given you the strength to emerge fromsuch a big crisis. You should carry on this confidence in you," PM Moditold her.

Later, former MP chief minister and BJP leader Shivraj SinghChouhan also lauded PM for taking several initiatives aimed at improving thelives of Indian women without any bias or prejudice.