After receiving major backlash for his controversial comments over ripped jeans worn by women, the newly appointed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has courted another controversy as he confused the United Kingdom with the United States of America.
While hailing India for tacking the COVID-19 crisis, the Chief Minister said that India tackled the Coronavirus pandemic better than the country which "ruled us for 200 years."
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"As opposed to other countries, India is doing better in terms of handling COVID19 crisis. America, which enslaved us for 200 years, which ruled the world, under whose empire it was said the sun didn't set...recorded more than 2.75 lakh deaths due to Covid-19 and is still struggling," the CM Tirath Singh said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abplive.com/news/uttarakhand-cm-tirath-singh-rawat-ripped-jeans-comment-twitter-reactions-1448994">#WATCH</a> "...As opposed to other countries, India is doing better in terms of handling <a >#COVID19</a> crisis. America, who enslaved us for 200 years and ruled the world, is struggling in current times," says Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat <a >pic.twitter.com/gHa9n33W2O</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a >March 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
"The US is number one in the health sector and yet, they have over 50 lakh (Covid) deaths. They are again heading towards a lockdown," the chief minister said, adding that had someone else been the Prime Minister, the countty would have been in a bad state.
"Who knows what would have happened to India had anyone else been the prime minister instead of Narendra Modi during this time... we would have been in a bad state. But he (PM) gave us relief. He saved everyone but we didn't follow his instructions. Wearing masks, sanitising, washing hands and social distancing -- only some people followed.
Citing examples of various European countries like Italy, CM Rawat said that India would have been in dire state if it was headed by some other leader instead of Modi.
Earlier this week, the CM was heavily trolled for his remarks on women wearing ripped jeans and "setting bad example for the children at home."
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