Widows In UP's Vrindavan Send 251 Handmade Rakhis To PM Narendra Modi

The group of women have sent 251 rakhis to the prime minister.

Ahead of Rakshabandhan, widows of Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan on Friday sent rakhis to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as they missed an in-person meeting with him for a second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 251 rakhis that were prepared by a group of old-aged widows living in the temple town of western Uttar Pradesh have been sent to the prime minister, an NGO supporting them said. The rakhis have colourful pictures of the prime minister and many of them have messages of caution against the pandemic, and PM Modi's call for "Atmanirbhar Bharat", the Sulabh Hope Foundation said. Some of the widows have even prepared cotton face masks to be presented to him on Sunday, the day of the festival symbolising a bond between a brother and a sister.