Remember the iconic scene in Chiru-starrer Shankar Dada MBBS where Shankar Dada, played by Megastar Chiru, plays caroms with a severely unwell patient and instilling confidence in them? Imagine someone playing caroms with Corona positive patients at an isolation centre? Impossible, one would say. But, Chandragiri MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy has done just that.
Unlike the leaders who are not venturing out of the safe confines of their homes and are giving advises only through home-made video messages, Chevireddy not just went to a Covid Isolation Centre in Chandragiri, but also played caroms with them to instil confidence in them. He is also providing them with Corona kits and is arranging beds for them in isolation centres. Unlike the photo-ops that other politicos resort to, Chevireddy interacted with them for several hours. Sat there among them and played a game of carom with them..
Chevireddy also told the patients that there is nothing to worry about Corona and they should take necessary precautions to save themselves from infections. At the same time, there should be no stigmatisation of Covid patients, he said. This act of courage is now the talk of the town. Will CM YS Jagan too do the same thing and instil confidence among the general public?
