As the country is in a mandatory lockdown since March 24 due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the third phase of the lockdown ending on May 17, India has already crossed 70000 cases of Coronavirus and is on a dangerous track.

In such a situation, yesterday the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi made an announcement on a Rs 20000 lakh crores economic package to make India self reliant and also announced lockdown 4, the rules of which will be revealed soon.

Following the announcement, Makkal needhi maiam president Kamal Haasan has said he'll be watching how this package helps the poor of India, as he tweeted "We all agree on 2 things with you Mr. Prime Minister. @PMOIndia .The poor are suffering the most in this crisis and being self reliant is the future.While we welcome the economic package, I will watch out for the details to see how the poorest of my country get their due atlast."

We all agree on 2 things with you Mr. Prime Minister. @PMOIndia .The poor are suffering the most in this crisis and being self reliant is the future.While we welcome the economic package, I will watch out for the details to see how the poorest of my country get their due atlast.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) May 12, 2020