Amit Shah, the Home Minister of India, on the 9th of May, cleared the air about his health conditions.
Mr. Shah issued a statement and cleared online speculation on his alleged health conditions. He deemed the online news about his health as “baseless rumours.”
In the statement dr. Shah said, “I want to make it clear that I am completely healthy and do not suffer from any disease.”
Speaking about the reason to clarify, Amit Shah said all Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadres have grown concerned over his alleged health rumours.
Mr. Shah said, “Since lakhs of ‘karyakartas’ have expressed concern over this speculation spread by certain ‘well wishers’, I decided to issue the clarification.
In the past two days, there were online rumours spreading about Amit Shah’s health issues stating, he is suffering from disease. While many wished him speedy recovery, many wished him to be dead.
At first Amit Shah ignored these rumours, but when the rumours concerned BJP cadres, following which he decided to make the clarification.
Speaking about the ones who might be spreading such rumours, Amit Shah expressed sarcastic gratitude and said according to the Hindu faith, such rumours add to one’s life. He said he held no grudge against those who spearheaded the misinformation campaign and took a subtle dig at them by saying, “I thank you as well.”
मेरे स्वास्थ्य की चिंता करने वाले सभी लोगों को मेरा संदेश। pic.twitter.com/F72Xtoqmg9
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 9, 2020