India, May 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to the citizens of India to mark the first anniversary of his second term in office on Saturday.

He stated that India has started traversing on the path of vitctory in its long battle against COVID-19 while acknowledging the tremendous suffering endured by migrant workers.

"As we were moving ahead at fast pace in the fulfilment of hopes and aspirations of our countrymen, the Coronavirus global pandemic engulfed our country as well.

While on one hand are powers with great economic resources and state-of-the-art healthcare systems, on the other hand is our country besieged with problems amidst a vast population and limited resources," Modi said.

"In a crisis of this magnitude,...