Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tells COVID-hit family to ‘offer coconut to Lord Balaji’, defends remark later

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat received flak for reportedly telling a COVID-19 infected patient’s family to “offer coconut to Lord Balaji”. While visiting the Mathuradas Mathur Hospital in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur to assess the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the senior BJP leader said, “You offer coconut to Balaji, everything will be alright,” as per a report. He later took to Twitter putting out a clarification.