Modi seeks 'forgiveness' from India's poor over coronavirus lockdown

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the nation's poor for forgiveness on Sunday, as the economic and human toll from his 21-day nationwide lockdown deepens and criticism mounts about a lack of adequate planning ahead of the decision.Modi announced a three week-lockdown on Tuesday to curb the spread of coronavirus."I would firstly like to seek forgiveness from all my countrymen," Modi said in a nationwide radio address.