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Kolkata: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his lackadaisical attitude towards the second wave of the Covid pandemic, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday blamed the former for vaccine shortage in the country. Addressing a press conference, Trinamool spokesperson Bratya Basu alleged that when there was acute shortage of vaccines in the country, Modi sent 65 million vials to foreign countries to fetch appreciations and accolades. He further alleged that 150 Oxygen plants each worth Rs 200 crore had been set up across the country and after 6 months most of them had become inoperative. Basu said on Saturday night the Mumbai police had intercepted a truck carrying Remdesivir worth Rs 8.7 crore at Vile Parle. Trinamool leaders played a video that contained two speeches delivered by Modi on March 25 and April 3, 2020..