Guy's Code Switches Modi's Face On Vaccine Certificate To Indian Flag: Here's How
People who were completing their vaccinations and downloading their vaccine certificates online were surprised to know that the certificate had their details with PM Narendra Modi¡¯s image at the bottom. Many weren¡¯t happy with this, but they couldn't really do anything about it. However, someone has found a way to get rid of it, sort of.
With Covid-19 waves unrelenting, vaccination is one sure shot way to end the pandemic, according to experts.
And as India's vaccination is gearing up to get into overdrive (albeit at a considerably slower pace than needed or expected), PM Modi's face on the vaccine certificate has caused some dissatisfaction.
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Indians who were completing their vaccinations and downloading their vaccine certificates online (through CoWin or Aarogya Setu App) were surprised to know that the certificate had their details with PM Narendra Modi¡¯s image at the bottom.
Many weren¡¯t happy with this, but they couldn't really do anything about it. However, someone has found a way to get rid of it, sort of.
A coder on Reddit has created a way to eliminate the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the vaccination certificates issued by the government and replace it with the image of the Indian flag. The script was made by the user who goes by the name @glorious_albus in the r/India forum. He has listed the script along with the step-by-step instructions on his GitHub.
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In case you were one of the many wondering why would someone think of this in the first place, glorious_albus explains that he did this while actually trying to learn how to edit images in python, ¡°I just wanted to learn how to edit images with python and this was just something that I thought of.¡±
Also Read: How People Over Age 18 Can Register For COVID-19 Vaccination In India
Will this make the vaccine certificate invalid?
Many people were curious whether the vaccine certificates that they downloaded without PM Modi¡¯s image would still be valid. To this he too didn¡¯t know the answer. Responding to one of the comments he stated, ¡°The QR code is left intact so it should theoretically be fine. But I cannot say for certain.¡±
If you want...
In case you were curious to give this a shot, and you understand the basics of programming/coding, you can head on to the GitHub page here and check it out for yourself.
What do you think about this script? Have you been able to switch the face to flag? Tell us in the comments below.
