Critics say India's PM could have prevented a devastating Covid crisis. He didn't

On April 17, ahead of a state election, a maskless Prime Minister Narendra Modi boasted to a sea of cheering supporters: "I've never ever seen such huge crowds at a rally."

source https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/30/india/covid-second-wave-narendra-modi-intl-hnk-dst/index.html