BJP Ram Kadam Alleges Maha Govt Trying To ‘Attract Specific Community’ By Roping Saman Khan For COVID Vaccine Awareness
Maharashtra government is in talks with religious leaders and celebrities to raise awareness on COVID-19 vaccination
Mumbai: Objecting to the Maharashtra government’s plan to rope in actor Salman Khan to raise awareness on COVID-19 vaccination, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Kadam on Wednesday said that it is a polarisation stunt of the state government to attract a specific community.
Kadam questioned, “Is the MVA and Congress bringing Salman Khan for polarising people as there are elections in several states?” Also Read: Actors Like Salman Khan Should Encourage Muslims To Get Vaccinated: Mumbai Mayor
“Although people across the country took part in the massive COVID-19 vaccination drive and most of them have been vaccinated and cooperated well, so is it a polarisation stunt by MVA and its partner Congress to polarise people and attract a specific community,” he reiterated.
Clearing that the party particularly does not have a problem with Salman Khan, the BJP leader said, “the way in which he is being brought, raises questions.”
Earlier today, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the state government is in talks with religious leaders and celebrities like Salman Khan to raise awareness on COVID-19 vaccination.
While speaking to ANI, Tope said, “In order to get more people vaccinated, we will be getting religious leaders, celebrities to create awareness on vaccination. We are also in talks to bring onboard celebrities like Salman Khan for the awareness drive.”
“Whenever vaccination happened there were religious apprehensions in Muslims, which delayed it slightly. Hoping that Muslims will take jabs and actors like Salman Khan should encourage them,” said Mumbai Mayor Kishor Pednekar on the issue of the Muslim community not in favour of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
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