'Go Corona Go' trending on Twitter as Ramdas Athwale tests positive for COVID-19
Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale, whose 'go corona, go' chant became a national sensation, tested positive for Coronavirus on Tuesday and has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai.
Twitter was quick to recall his ‘Go Corona Go’ chant, and soon it was among trending topics on Twitter India.
In February, a video of Athawale, also with a Chinese diplomat and Buddhist monks chanting "Go corona, go corona" at a prayer meeting went viral on social media.
The video was reportedly shot at the Gateway of India here on February 20 during a prayer session to stop the spread of coronavirus in China.
Athawale (60) is a member of the Rajya Sabha and minister of state for social justice in the Narendra Modi-led ministry. The minister is also a diabetic, an aide said.
Users took a dig at the famous "Go Corona Go' slogan coined by Athwale while they also hoped that he recovers soon from the virus.
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"Go corona go"
— Di Caprio (@Dicaprio0z) October 27, 2020
Best singer Athawale pic.twitter.com/2kEkl0Hpme
Go Corona Go has come back very aggressively to be positive with Ramdas Athwale,
— Stanley (@stanalb) October 27, 2020
Boomerang ???https://t.co/jqHIxXbTgX
The brand ambassador of "Go Corona Go" slogan Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has tested positive for Covid19 & admitted to Bombay Hospital.#GetWellSoonSoon
— Anamika Singh ?? (@iAnnuSingh) October 27, 2020
NDA leader 'Ramdas' who tried to finish Corona in India with " Go Corona Go" rally is now tested positive#RamdasAthawale #Go_Corona_Go pic.twitter.com/p1YvixjOte
— Political__Dr⏺ (@Political__Dr) October 27, 2020
Dr. Ramdas Athawale : Go corona Go
— Manish Sharma (@EdgeofSpark) October 27, 2020
Corona: ??...... nahi jana humko
Prying for his fast recovery ?
Get well Soon pic.twitter.com/Nym165VPTn
The guy who said "go corona go" gets Corona. https://t.co/MFyOzVSDqP
— words are weapons ⚡ (@vimoh) October 27, 2020
If we needed any proof that Go Corona Go doesn't work. https://t.co/9rHsAb5D9o
— Sangita (@Sanginamby) October 27, 2020
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, who coined the slogan "Go Corona Go" tests Covid positive.
— Pratik Salunke (@pratik_salunke) October 27, 2020
I just saw "Go Corona Go" trending at 7th position ?????Achchce din!!
— Only and only with Sushant - Tu BOT (@whokilledsushi) October 27, 2020
Go Corona Go man tests positive #RamdasAthwale..I pray for him For speedy recovery.. pic.twitter.com/b7AdtLn3Jy
— Pooja Mehrotra (@puju27) October 27, 2020
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
