Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat, who has been attracting negative limelight, has tested positive for the virus. The CM was expected to be on a four-day-visit to Delhi. He took to Twitter to share that he has contarcted the infection and urged everyone who have come in close contact with him to get tested.
“My corona test report came back positive. I am fine and I have no problem. I have isolated myself under the supervision of the doctors. Those of you who have come in close contact with me in the last few days, please be cautious and get yourself checked,” Rawat’s tweet, roughly translated from Hindi, read. “I wish everyone good health,” he also said.
This comes after the chief minister has held multiple rallies. He had also met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda at his residence in the national capital on Friday.
According to a report by News agency ANI, an official from the chief minister’s office that Rawat planned to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and other cabinet ministers in Delhi during his visit.