Puducherry CM kick-starts drive against polio

Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy kick-starts drive against polio by administering polio drops to a child on the occasion of the Pulse Polio Day.

Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Sunday administered polio drops to a child on the occasion of the Pulse Polio Day here.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also administered polio drops to children in Karnataka's Hubli today.

Though India is free from polio, the drops are given to the children below five years as the disease persists in neighbouring countries.