“I Drink Cow Urine Everyday”: Pragya Thakur’s COVID-19 Recommendation Gets Backlash

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur cow urine suggestion to prevent COVID-19 faces ire of netizens who call it an “insult” to India’s medical community.
Sadhvi Pragya Thakur cow urine suggestion to prevent COVID-19 faces ire of netizens who call it an “insult” to India’s medical community.
It wouldn’t be a surprise if Pragya is dropped like a hot potato from the nominations following outrage. Not would it be a surprise if she manages to slide into the committee right under our noses.
The shock on Sadhvi Pragya’s win points out at the disconnect between digital political dialogues and ground realities.
“Somewhere between Atishi and Pragya is where the Indian electorate lies, and the message couldn’t have been starker. The divide in the perception of what the electorate wants and what the electorate will actually vote for is now clear,” write Kiran Manral in this week’s The Married Feminist.
BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Thakur won the election in Bhopal against Congress’ Digvijay Singh, a two time Chief Minister. Thakur is an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast. During the day she said, “I will definitely win. My win is the victory of dharma, destruction of adharma.” Bhopal has been a BJP dominated position for past 30 […]