Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday thanked India for the export of Covid-19 vaccines in a unique way, by tweeting an image of Hindu god Hanuman carrying the jabs from India to Brazil.

"Namaskar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi! Brazil feels honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle by joining efforts. Thank you for assisting us with the vaccine exports from India to Brazil. Dhanyavaad!," Bolsonaro said in a tweet in Spanish which went viral with scores of Indians sharing it on various social media platforms.

It was a reference to the Hindu epic Ramayana, wherein monkey God Hanuman carries the life-saving 'Sanjeevni plant' to save Lord Ram's brother Lakshman's life.

Modi replied to Bolsonaro with a quote tweet, saying the honour was India's in being a trusted partner of Brazil in fighting the pandemic together. "We will continue to strengthen our cooperation on healthcare," he added.

The Covishield consignments were shipped to Brazil and Morocco on Friday.

The vaccine developed by UK-based drugmaker AstraZeneca and Oxford University is being manufactured at the Serum Institute of India, the world's biggest producer of vaccines, which has received orders from countries across the world.

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