Amid the nationwide 21-day lockdown and the Nizamuddin fiasco igniting COVID-19 pandemic, Indians are violating norms thoughtlessly.
Days after the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi created a nationwide scare putting nearly 9000 people at risk of being infected by Covid-19, Telangana’s state Cabinet ministers were seen participating in Ram Navmi celebrations, according to reports.
Ministers Allola Indrakaran Reddy and Puvvada Ajay Kumar participated in Rama Navmi celebrations held on Thursday at Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple in Bhadrachalam along with their families.
Images glaring show gross violation of social distancing.
The ministers are seeing handing over offerings to priests and rituals are in full swing.
With 127 positive coronavirus cases, Telangana is one of the worst-hit states in the country.
Since Wednesday, 30 new cases have been reported with nine deaths in the week so far, all related to the Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin.
In the wake of this, the Ram Navmi celebrations have raised quite a few eyebrows across nation.