11 Leaders And Their Dumb Statements About Coronavirus Will Make You Say WTF!

Covid-19 is quite hard to control and is causing havoc and medical crisis in the world. While the world is dealing and coping up with the deadly virus, political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes to pandemic management. A lot of time may have passed, but our politician’s understanding of how this dreaded virus spreads and what measures need to be taken to curb it does not seem to be benefiting from science, the experiences before them or even common sense.

With remarks ranging from insensitive and flippant to downright dangerous, the politicians and leaders of the world have made us realize ‘what not to say in the middle of a pandemic’.

1. A Gujarat MLA, Govind Patel said that BJP workers can’t get infected with the deadly virus as they work hard.

The BJP MLA was asked by the reporters if the flouting of guidelines by political leaders and workers during poll campaigning were resulting in a spike in COVID cases. To which he said,

Those who work hard do not get coronavirus infection. BJP workers work hard, and therefore, not a single worker has been infected with the virus.

2. The National President of All India Hindu Mahasabha, Swami Chakrapani, said that the virus is an avatar of Lord Narsingh.

Corona is not a virus, but avatar for the protection of poor creatures. They have come to give the message of death and punishment to the one who eats them.

3. Swami Chakrapani even raised concerns about the use of cow blood in the manufacture of COVID vaccines in foreign countries.

Before bringing Corona vaccine or medicine to India, the government and international pharmaceutical companies should clarify to the country if the vaccine or medicine does contain cow’s blood or any such substance which hurts the spirit of Hindu Sanatan Dharma.

4. Donald Trump in the initial stages of the coronavirus outbreak, said a miracle will happen and it will make the coronavirus disappear.

It’s going to disappear. One day it’s like a miracle – it will disappear.

5. Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian President dismissed the fears about the virus calling it ‘psychosis’.

The world has gone mad from the coronavirus. This psychosis has crippled national economies almost everywhere in the world.

He even said that drinking vodka, playing ice hockey and taking saunas can help you get away with the virus.

6. Ramdas Athawale, the Union Minister gave awkward slogans to beat the coronavirus.

Earlier I gave the slogan ‘Go Corona, Corona Go’ and now corona is going. For the new coronavirus strain, I give the slogan of ‘No Corona, Corona No’.

7. Brazilian President Bolsonaro said that the citizens must not be ‘sissies’ about the virus.

Everyone is going to die. There is no point in escaping from that, in escaping from reality. We have to stop being a country of sissies.

8. BJP MLA Suman Haripriya of Assam said that gaumutra (cow urine) and gobar (cow dung) can cure the deadly virus.

We all know that cow dung is very helpful. Likewise, when cow urine is sprayed, it purifies an area… I believe something similar could be done with ‘gaumutra’ and ‘gobar’ to cure Coronavirus

9. Rameshwar Sharma, a BJP politician said that the laying of the foundation stone for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will mark the beginning of the end of coronavirus.

Lord Ram had reincarnated for the welfare of mankind and to kill demons at that time. As soon as the construction of Ram temple begins the destruction of the Covid pandemic will begin too.

10. Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said that people with the blessings of Hindu gods should not fear coronavirus.

Ghosh was addressing a religious programme where worship of goddess Manasa was on.

Look here so many people have assembled. Thousands of people are here praying. They are drinking water, taking ‘prasad’. They are not even washing their hands. They are not afraid of the disease. We are taking the ‘prasad’ together. Nothing will happen to us, as the gods’ blessings are with us.

11. Former Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the dreaded virus also has the right to live as it is also another living organism just like humans.

Speaking to a local news channel, he said,

If we talk philosophically, then Covid-19 virus is also a living organism which wants to live and has a right to live just like humans. However, we consider ourselves more intelligent than any other living organism. We are now after it and to escape, the virus is changing its form constantly.

Further, he said,

Hence, we now have to keep our distance from it. It is also moving and we are also moving, but we have to move faster than it so that it gets left behind.