Kerala man worships 'Corona Devi' for well being of frontline fighters

Amid unprecedented times of coronavirus outbreak, people are resorting to vised precautionary measures to prevent mselves from contracting COVID-19. However, a man in Kerala has started worshipping vel coronavirus for wellbeing of t only frontline warriors but also scientists who are tirelessly working to obtain vaccine. In Anilan’s house at Kakkal, puja room has a unique dition among or Indian deities that is a rmocol replica of SARS-CoV-2. Till w newly-found pathogen has infected over 7.9 million people across world with 433,959 deaths. 

While talking to PTI, Anilan has said that reason behind him worshipping coronavirus by doing daily pujas is to wish for safety and well being of people battling COVID-19 pandemic on front lines. Moreover, he has said that it is his was for ‘creating awareness’ and remains unaffected with trolling on social media by people who mocked him for offering prayer to ‘Corona Devi’. Anilan has also ted that re are over 33 crores Hindu Gods and choosing coronavirus as a goddess is his fundamental right as per constitution.

“I am worshipping coronavirus as a goddess and doing daily pujas for safety and well being of health professionals, police personnel and scientists, who are toiling to discover a vaccine, fire force and media personnel and ors engd in battle against virus, Anilan said.

“This is my way of creating awareness. “re are 33 crore Hindu gods and I am worshipping virus as a goddess as part of fundamental right guaranteed under Constitution,” he ded. 

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‘Carry extreme ends’

Sunil P Elayidom, a well-kwn writer, critic and orator said that people in society “carry extreme ends”. He said that on one hand, people are holding degrees and becoming experts in almost all fields of science. But however, re are still “blind beliefs and communal expressions” among members of society. Elayidom called Anilan worshipping coronavirus as “crude expression” of same phemen. Many or parts of nation including rural areas in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Presh, and West Bengal have also started worshipping pathogen that has rocked world. 

Elayidom said, “At one end, our society and its people are well kwn for ir kwledge and degrees and have become teachers, professors, technical experts, scientists and professionals.

“But on or side, we still hold close to our heart such blind beliefs and communal expressions. We carry extreme ends of both worlds. We never feel anything wrong in it. This worship is just a crude expression of that phemen,” he ded.

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(With PTI inputs)