On Wednesday, Actor Anupam Kher criticized Government for Mismanagement in Covid-19 pandemic. He felt the Centre had “slipped” in Covid-19 response.
Anupam Kher, in an interview with NDTV, said that it is important to hold the government responsible for what is happening in the country in the second Covid-19 wave. Anupam Kher is often known as being close to the Narendra Modi-led government, he added, “Somewhere they have slipped. It is time for them to understand that there is much more to life than just image building maybe,” Kher was quoted as saying in the interview by news agency PTI.
Anupam Kher further added , however, that using the government’s lapses for political advantages was wrong by other political parties.
“I think the criticism is valid in lots of cases… Only an inhuman person will not get affected by the bodies floating in the rivers,” Kher said in a reference to the scores of bodies found floating in the Ganga and other rivers, leading to suspicion that they might be those of Covid-19 patients.
“But for another political party to use it for their gain, I think that is also not right. I think we should, as people, get angry. It is important to hold the government responsible for what’s happening,” he added.
The actor further told, that he has started Project Heal India to extend support to the needy amid the pandemic. He has collaborated with Dr. Ash Tewari, urology (chair) at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, and Baba Kalyani, managing director of Bharat Forge Ltd.
Together, they have sent medical equipment, including oxygen concentrators and ventilators, to various hospitals in cities such as Mumbai, Kanpur, Delhi, Pune, and Ghazipur.
Mr. Kher said they are also working towards mental health issues like anxiety, which has developed as a major problem amid the pandemic and lockdown, PTI quoted.
