I Am Healthy, Not Suffering From Any Disease, Says Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah said he did not pay attention to these rumours but he thought it was important to clarify today because many BJP party workers were worried about his health

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said he is "totally healthy" and not suffering from any disease. In a statement, Shah said rumours about his health conditions have been spread through social media. "I am totally healthy and I am not suffering from any disease," he said in the statement in Hindi which was posted on his Twitter handle.

मेरे स्वास्थ्य की चिंता करने वाले सभी लोगों को मेरा संदेश। pic.twitter.com/F72Xtoqmg9

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 9, 2020

Home Minister Shah said he did not pay attention to these rumours but he thought it was important to clarify today because many BJP party workers were worried about his health.

The Home Minister taking a jibe at those spreading rumours wrote. "I request people to stop indulging in such talks and let me do my work, they should also go about their business," he added. WATCH | Gujarat: Police arrests 4 for spreading fake news over Amit Shah's health Amit Shah thanked well-wishers for inquiring about his health. The Home Minister signed off by saying he has no hatred towards those who spread the rumours. This comes after Gujarat police have detained 4 persons in Ahmedabad, in connection with a fake tweet being circulated in the name of Shah. National President of the BJP, JP Nadda, said making "inhuman" comments about the health of Home Minister Amit Shah is "extremely condemnable". "Making inhuman comments about the health of Home Minister Amit Shah is extremely condemnable. Spreading such misleading remarks about anyone''s health shows the mindset of people doing so. I strongly condemn it and pray to God to grant them good sense," Nadda said in a tweet.

गृहमंत्री @AmitShah जी के स्वास्थ्य के बारे में अमानवीय टिप्पणी करना अत्यंत निंदनीय है। किसी के स्वास्थ्य के बारे में इस तरह की भ्रामक बातें फैलाना, उन लोगों की मनोस्थिति को दर्शाता है। मैं इसकी कड़ी भर्त्सना करता हूँ और ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करता हूँ कि ऐसे लोगों को सदबुद्धि दे।

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) May 9, 2020