BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, TN CM take precautionary dose amid Covid rise

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (L), Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin (R)

Stating that "hope, not horror" is needed to fight Covid-19, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday urged all the eligible citizens to take the precaution dose of coronavirus vaccine.

Speaking to ANI after receiving the precaution dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Naqvi said, "I took my precaution dose on payment today.

"We need hope and not horror to fight with Covid-19. All eligible people should get administered with precaution dose," added the Union Minister.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin too on Tuesday received a precautionary dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Kauvery hospital in Chennai.

After taking the jab, the chief minister said that he had taken the shot as a frontline worker.

In a social media post, he said: "Health care workers, frontline workers, and senior citizens above 60 years of age with comorbidities can take the precautionary dose."