Fight against COVID-19: High approval ratings for PM Modi among world leaders, says poll

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked top amongst world leaders in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the highest popularity among the global leaders as per a recent analysis done by pollster Morning Consult. As of April 14, his net approval rating is 68, according to the pollster.

"Prime Minister leads India's fight against coronavirus from the front. Consistent high approval ratings for PM Narendra Modi. Nation has confidence in its leadership in an extraordinary situation due a pandemic," Sitharaman tweeted.

Many Union ministers and other party leaders also tweeted about the highest approval ratings of Modi amidst the global fight against the pandemic, saying the country has full confidence in his leadership at the time of this crisis.

Public opinion based approval ratings of world leaders shown in the charts. @PMOIndia leads #IndiaFightsCorona from the front. Consistent high approval ratings for @narendramodi. Nation has confidence in its leadership in an extraordinary situation due a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/fwrRDsp0o7

— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) April 22, 2020