In a slip of the tongue, Prime Minis𓄧ter Narendra Modi on Monday got 'Kochi' in Kerala and 'Karachi' mixed up but quickly covered it up by saying that his mind these days is preoccupied with Pakistan.
Extolling the virtues of the Ayushman Bharat health scheme, Modi said it allowed a resident of Jamnagar to avail treatment anywhere in the country, be it '🍌Kolkata' or 'Karachi'.
Almost in the same breath, the PM set things right by telling the g⛎athering he meant 'Kochi' and not 'Karachi'.
"Under the Ay🍸ushman Bharat scheme, if a resident of Jamangar has gone to Bhopal and falls sick, he need not come back to Jamnagar for treatment. If he shows his (Ayushman Bharat) beneficiary card, he will get free treatment even in Kolkata and even in Karachi," Modi told a gathering in Jamnagar.
He, however, added, "Not Karဣachi but Kochi. Nowadays my mind is preoccupied with the thoughts of the neighbouring country."
&🌠quot;But that (air strike in Pakistan) was also necessary. Should that be done or not?" he posed to the crowd which replied its agreement with a round of appla✃use.
Modi was addressing a gathering after i🌳naugurating a 750-bed annexe building of Guru Govind Singh Hospitജal in Jamnagar.
PTI
