New Delhi: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V Muraleedharan on Thursday called Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan "Covidiot" for not following COVID-19 protocols despite being positive for coronavirus.
"Covidiot, you know what it means. There is no other word that can be used for a chief minister who continuously violates COVID-19 protocols. As per doctors of Calicut Medical College, the Kerala CM tested positive on April 4 and on April 6 he voted without following the protocols," said Muraleedharan.
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Vijayan was on Wednesday discharged from Kozhikode Medical College after treatment. He was admitted to medical college on April 8 after being diagnosed with COVID-19. After seven days, he got tested negative and was subsequently discharged.
It also makes controversy as by the protocol, if someone found positive, his next COVID-19 test should be after 10 days. This protocol has, however, been not followed in the chief minister's case.
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On March 3, the Kerala Chief Minister had taken the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Thiruvananthapuram's District Medical Office.
He had travelled extensively throughout the state during the campaign for the April 6 assembly polls. He had also participated in the roadshow at Dharmadam on the last day of the campaign.
ANI
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