After wife’s Kovid-19 test positive, Akhilesh took a break from public events

With his family members testing positive for COVID-19, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that he would stay away from public events for three days as a precautionary measure. He wished the joint rally of alliance partner SP-Rashtriya Lok Dal in Iglas on Twitter to be a “huge success”. “Due to the family members testing positive for coronavirus, I will not attend public events for three days as a precaution.

Yadav tweeted in Hindi, “Congratulations for the immense success of today’s Iglas joint rally and appeal to all the workers to participate with full enthusiasm and energy.” He also attached his negative RT-PCR test certificate. Former chief minister’s wife and former SP MP Dimple Yadav had tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. She said in a tweet, “I am fully vaccinated and am not showing any symptoms as of now. I have isolated myself. I request all those who met me recently.”