'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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Curbs on movement, assembly remain in force in Kashmir after protests against Khamenei's killing
Srinagar (PTI): Normal life in Kashmir was affected for the fifth consecutive day as partial restrictions on movement of people remained in force as a precautionary measure.
The restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests broke out across Kashmir a day earlier against the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel joint strikes.
Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday held a meeting with civil society representatives and religious leaders as part of efforts to bring the situation back to normalcy.
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After the meeting, Abdullah appealed to people to maintain peace while expressing grief and anger in "mosques, shrines and Imambaras".
The government has shut educational institutions till Saturday, and reduced mobile internet speeds.
"Restrictions on the movement and assembly of the people continued in many parts of Kashmir on Thursday," the officials said.
A large number of police and paramilitary CRPF personnel were deployed across the city to prevent gatherings of protestors, the officials said.
They added that concertina wires and barricades were placed at important intersections leading into the city, while asserting that these were precautionary measures imposed to maintain law and order.
The iconic Ghanta Ghar in the city centre of Lal Chowk here continued to remain a no-go zone after the authorities sealed area with barricades erected all around it on late Sunday night.
The move to seal the Ghanta Ghar came after it witnessed massive protests on Sunday after Khamenei's assassination in the joint air strikes by the US and Israel.
This is the first time since August 2019 -- when Article 370 was revoked -- that protests on such a large scale have taken place in Kashmir.
