Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat tests positive for COVID-19, self isolates

By Team Newsable | First Published Mar 22, 2021, 1:59 PM IST

Rawat was supposed to arrive in Delhi today for four days. He was also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other cabinet ministers.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has tested positive for coronavirus. The Uttarakhand CM took to Twitter on Monday to say that he tested positive for Covid-19, following which he entered self-isolation.

"My coronavirus test report has come back positive. I am fine and have no issue. I have isolated myself. Those of you who came in close contact with me in the last few days, please get yourself checked," the newly appointed Uttarakhand CM wrote on Twitter.

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Rawat was supposed to arrive in Delhi today for four days. He was also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other cabinet ministers.

On Sunday, the Centre, in a letter to the Uttarakhand government, had highlighted the concerns raised by a high-level central team about the need for stringent measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Centre had also noted a potential upsurge in COVID-19 cases during the Kumbh Mela.

Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn in as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on March 10 replacing Trivendra Singh Rawat.

After assuming the charge on March 10, Tirath Singh Rawat has found himself at the centre of a row over his comments disapproving of women wearing ripped jeans, suggesting that this goes against India's cultural norms.

Facing flak over his "ripped jeans" comment, Tirath Singh Rawat had apologised for the remark if it hurt someone, but repeated his objection to ripped jeans, saying he has no problem with jeans with but wearing "torn" ones is "not right".

The newly appointed Uttarakhand CM made another goof-up when he said it was America that enslaved Indians for 200 years.

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