Controversy Amid Claims That Gujarat Singer Was Vaccinated At Home

Gujarati singer Geeta Rabari had posted a picture of receiving the vaccine at her house on social media, officials said. She removed it after the controversy erupted.

A controversy has erupted over a picture shared by popular Gujarati folk singer Geeta Rabari being purportedly administered a COVID-19 shot in her house at Madhapar village in Kutch district, prompting the administration to issue a show-cause notice to a woman health worker, officials said on Sunday. Ms Rabari had posted the picture of receiving the jab from a nurse while sitting on a sofa at her house on social media, officials said. She later removed the picture after the controversy erupted. A complaint was filed with the district administration based on this picture alleging preferential treatment to the singer for inoculation for which one has to otherwise required to go to a designated centre after booking a slot online. An inquiry was initiated after the complaint and a show-cause notice was also issued to the concerned health worker, officials said.