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Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Saturday expressed his gratitude to the scientists of the country who developed Covid vaccine and also criticised the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre for politicising the vaccination drive. "Playing politics over Covid vaccine is completely uncalled for. We feel proud for our scientists," Hakim told reporters at the SSKM Hospital on the first day of vaccination. He expressed his interest to take part in the phase III trial of Covid vaccine. I readily agreed and received the vaccine at NICED during the clinical trials," Hakim maintained..