India, Dec. 28 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to refrain from self-medicating, especially with antibiotics, during his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address.

"The ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) recently released a report stating that antibiotics are proving ineffective against many diseases, including pneumonia and urinary tract infections. This is a matter of great concern for all of us," PM Modi said. "A major reason for this is people's indiscriminate use of antibiotics."

The Prime Minister stressed, "I urge all of you to refrain from using medicines at your own discretion. This is especially important for antibiotics. Simply put: medicines require guidance, and antibiotics require doctors. Fo...