Wrong to target any community: Jagan on Tablighis

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Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, who recently attributed the spike in the corona cases to Tablighi Jamaat attendees from AP, on Saturday took a complete U-turn by appealing to the people not to target any community.

The Andhra Pradesh government had even appealed to the state people to voluntarily disclose if they attended Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin between March 13-March 15 and give their blood samples to the government hospitals to check for corona virus. The Tablighis have come into the spotlight after the religious congregation they held in South Delhi’s Nizamuddin spawned a number of Covid-19 clusters across the country, including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The number of positive corona cases in India rose to 2,902, the central government attributed at least 1,023 cases to Tablighi Jamaat attendees. In Andhra Pradesh, the number of positive corona cases crossed 180, most of the fresh cases linked to Tablighis.

However, Jagan said it was wrong to hold a particular community solely responsible for the spread of virus, instead people should view it as an unfortunate event. Addressing his Cabinet colleagues and top officials via video conference on Saturday, Jagan said there are several spiritual organizations and centers such as ‘The Art Of Living’ run by Shri Shri Shri Ravi Shankar, Isha Foundation run by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and spiritual center run by Mata Amritanandamayi where thousands of people congregate. Similarly, there are spiritual centers run by Paul Dinakaran. The Chief Minister said such spread of virus could have occurred anywhere; therefore it was completely wrong to blame a particular community.

Jagan said there seems to be efforts and campaigns in social media to target a community on the outbreak of corona virus. “It is a matter of serious concern that a large number of those who attended the religious gathering Tablighi Jamaat and who returned to their respective states have been found infected with the corona virus. However, the virus does not differentiate on the basis of religion.

“There is news everywhere, in mainstream media, newspapers and social media about the spread of virus in the country in the past few days. People should realize that corona virus has no religion, no region, no caste or community. It does not see if one is rich or poor,” Jagan philosophized.

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11 COMMENTS

  1. Ore tidite tittarantavu kani. Nuvvu innallu nuvvu chesindhi ade kadara. Gundur ( guntur ) maths master. Kammalanitittadam tappa. . Muslims votluekkada potayani bayama. Kojja vedava. ?

  2. ఇన్నాలకిఒక మతకర్రెక్ట్ గ మాట్లాడవు ర. జగనూ మరి కమ్మోళ్లని తిట్టడం మని. అప్ సెంటర్ అమరావతిలో కాపిటల్ కొనసాగిస్తావని ఆడిస్తూ న . అక్కడి అక్క చెల్లెల్లు ఏడుపు తగిలే నీకు కరోనా దెబ్బ తాకింది. ,మారక పొతే ఇంకా ఇట్టాటివి చాల తగులుతాయి.

  3. What’s there to target any particular community when the facts are there right Infront of us? I don’t think any other community would purposefully hide and avoid being treated for the virus… Leave alone attacking health workers, hospital staff, police etc…

    It is high time people reject such Vote Bank politics, that too during times of such global calamities.

    • Chandra ikkada asalu problem tappu dari pattindhi. Idi bjp govt, modi, shah la tappa. Feb ending ke 3000 mandhi world lo chachhipote. Vallaki meeting ki permisdion yela ichharu. Ippudu chudandi. India lo 10 mandhi kuda chanipoye varu kadu 100 mandhi poyaru inka potaru. Modi administration antha daridram ga undhi. Budabokkalodi laga topi ramudi laga goppalu cheppukuntu tiragadam tappa, mamulu janalni ( comman people and. Mid and low class people ) ni ibbandhi pettadamtappa emi ledu.

      • First of all Delhi is run by AAP govt not BJP. Whoever is responsible to give permission for the event is definitely responsible and should be held accountable. That is obvious!

        My point here is, why do our politicians always try to equate lawless and fanatic acts of such people, with Spiritual/Hindu events and try to justify them? Congress did it 70+ years and turned Muslims into a mere Vote Bank which doesn’t understand that harming the society or country will inturn ruin them too. Now this guy is trying to protect and pamper them to safeguard his votes.
        I do not expect him to blame them or call them names. But justifyng them is not acceptable anymore!
        Jai Andhra! Jai Hind!

        • But all the orders will come lt.governer there. If AAP. Has given orders why modi govt sleepin by march 1 st 3000, by march 10 th 4300 died in the world. Modi govt has no mind to cancell that and bythat time every body is telling of social distancing also. This is modis sin only and india also paying heavily for that. All state govts aretelling not to gather more than 5 people also. Kcr told to stop all functions too but modi allowed for meeting ( For. Votes)

          • I agree that both the Centre and all States should have acted more responsibly, wisely, proactively and aggressively from the beginning of March itself.
            But this Tablighi Jamaat meeting has nothing to do with BJP. Infact Tough times have started for the Jamaat now.

          • But this happened from march 10 – 13. How can India govt allow a gathering of more tha 3000 gathering. And 800 preachers from indonesia this is rude when almost 4300 members died in the world. This is purely. Wrong ( may be for votes).

          • The Indonesians came on Visitors’ Visas brother.
            If you follow national politics closely, you will understand that the BJP will not put national interests at stake to intentionally satisfy Muslims. Muslim and Sikh vote Bank in Delhi belongs to AAP. Congress gave up its vote Bank to AAP to defeat BJP.

          • I agree but when delhi cm asked to close primary schools on march 5 th. How can central govt allow the crowd forget about visas , they should be sent back to their countries at countries money. Could have saved country. From corona. On 12 th cm asked to close down malls cinima halls etc but. The meeting is going on because it comes under central govts decission . Wrong is on modis side only nhence he is telling చందమామ కథలు .

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