Published 13:36 IST, March 15th 2020
Richa Chadha is appalled at ‘gaumutra party’ to prevent Coronavirus; Watch video
In a bizarre event — 'Gaumutra Party' held on Saturday by Swami Chakrapani, cow urine was distributed to people, believing that it will protect from COVID 19.
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In a bizarre event called 'Gaumutra Party' was held on Saturday by Swami Chakrapani, who claims to be president of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. People lined up for ir share of "miracle liquid" being poured from kettles into 'kulhs', believing that it will protect m from Coronavirus or cure m in case y have alrey been infected. It was t medicine or herbal concoction being served in clay cups but "cow urine".
On Saturday later in day, Richa Chha was shocked to see a man distributing cow urine to people. She couldn't believe and wrote, ' , What, Really?' [sic]
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event began with a 'yagna' and prayers to cow and virus itself, asking it to leave peacefully and t kill any more people. A large poster in backdrop depicted an avatar of Hindu god Narsingh as Coronavirus.
Rajesh Sharma, a volunteer at event, vouched for its "miraculous" properties while offering drink to ors around him. "You have just one glass today and by tomorrow morning you will kw difference. Gaumutra can cure all diseases, I can give it to you in writing," Sharma claimed.
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Swami Chakrapani's bizarre claims
While medical practitioners across world have said re is cure as such for virus, Chakrapani claimed that cow urine is "only cure" for COVID-19 and requested global leers to consume "miracle liquid" and le by example in fight against contagious viral disease.
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Swami Chakrapani claimed that Coronavirus is an "avatar" that has come to punish those who eat n-vegetarian food. Asking for forgiveness from virus on behalf of meat eaters, he pledged that Indians will never eat meat again.
"Coronavirus has come because of people who kill and eat animals. When you kill an animal, it creates a sort of energy that causes destruction in that place. This is reason why it is spreing in entire world," he claimed.
His comments came even as central government has asked people t to pay attention to false rumours that vel Coronavirus was spreing through n-vegetarian food like eggs, chicken, mutton and seafood.
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Union Fisheries, Dairying and Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh told reporters on March 6 World Organisation for Animal Health as well as Indian food safety regulator FSSAI have said re was scientific evidence to prove transmission of coronavirus from animals to humans.
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"All our leers and officials consume 'gaumutra'. But y do so behind closed doors and when y are sick. It doesn't work like that," he said, insisting that cow urine should be consumed on a daily basis to keep diseases at bay.
"y (leers) are ashamed of gift gods have given us. Cow urine is pure elixir. Every person should drink it. y (global leers) should get cow urine imported from India because almighty resides only in Indian cow and t in any foreign breed," Mahasabha chief ded.
(With PTI inputs)
13:36 IST, March 15th 2020