COVID-19: Rajnikanth Offers Clarification After Twitter Pulls Down His Janta Curfew Video

Narendra Modi's Janta curfew was supported and hailed by almost each and every celebrity. One of them was megastar Rajinikanth.?

Rajinikanth took to Twitter to share a video backing how important Janta curfew is as it will kill the virus and will stop India from entering stage 3 of the coronavirus epidemic. However, Twitter took down this video over concerns of spreading misinformation.?

In the video, Rajinikanth can be heard saying, "To prevent community transmission, the virus needs to be curbed totally for 12 to 14 hours."

He further added, "With the Prime Minister calling for Janata Curfew on March 22nd, India prepares to avoid crucial Stage 3 community transmission of coronavirus in the country. Italy tried implementing a similar nationwide curfew to prevent Stage 3, but to the lack of support from the citizens, the efforts failed, resulting in the death of thousands of people to the pandemic."

Many criticized Rajinikanth by stating that there is no way the virus can die in 12-14 hours.?

But Rajnikanth himself has issued a clarification saying, "I had said that if we respect the curfew and stay at home for 14 hours, we can prevent India from entering the Stage 3 (of this pandemic). It was understood as if I said that it was enough if we stayed at home for 14 hours on Sunday alone and was shared widely. Twitter had removed my post for the same reason."

All in all, we just hope the Janta curfew was a success leading to a reduction in coronavirus cases.?