Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday after testing positive for Covid-19. “Wishing our former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh ji good health and a speedy recovery,” tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a statement said, “I am deeply concerned to learn that Manmohan Singh is unwell & has been hospitalised. On behalf of all of us in the Congress Party I send my good wishes to him for a speedy and complete recovery.”
As the country struggles with the rising number of Covid cases, it seems the political class of the country is not safe from the virus either. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tested positive. The leader on Tuesday informed about the development on Twitter. He urged people who came in contact with him recently to follow all safety protocols.
In another development, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal went on self-isolation as a precautionary measure after his wife Sunita tested positive. These two leaders join a growing list of politicians who have now tested positive for the Coronavirus.
Here is a list of all political leaders who have contacted the virus in the last few days.
Jitendra Singh
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, tested positive on 20 April. He announced on his Twitter that he had tested positive with symptoms and urged those who came in contact with him get themselves tested.
Akhilesh Yadav
Former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader tested positive for the virus on 14 April. He is currently in home isolation.
K Chandrashekar Rao
Telangana Chief Minister tested positive on Monday, 19 April. He had been suffering from mild fever and other symptoms before getting tested. The Chief Minister is in home isolation at his farmhouse under the watch of a team of doctors.
Kiren Rijiju
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju contracted the Covid virus which came to light on 17 April. He announced on Twitter that he was feeling ‘fit and fine’ and following the advice of the doctors. He is in self-quarantine.
Prakash Javadekar
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on 16 April tested positive. He requested whoever met him in the last 2-3 days to get tested.
H.D. Kumaraswamy
Former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy tested positive for coronavirus on 17 April. His mother too had tested positive recently while his father is in isolation as a preventive measure.
B.S. Yediyurappa
Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yediyurappa tested positive for the second time on 16 April. Though he was doing fine, he was hospitalized on the advice of doctors. He is under the watch of his family doctor.
Yogi Adityanath
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was found positive on 14 April. His test results came a day after few staff members at the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) were found to have got infected. Following this, the Chief Minister had gone into isolation.
Omar Abdullah
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah tested positive on 9 April. He informed via Twitter that he was ‘completely asymptomatic’. He went on self-isolation after the test. Last month, his father Farooq Abdullah had also tested positive.
Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan tested positive for the disease on 8 April, around the initial phase of the second wave. Though he had no symptoms, he was moved to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital to be monitored.
