Photo: Getty Images
Chief Minister of Punjab India, pulled off a rather daring publicity stunt on Sunday . . . One that reportedly cost him an emergency hospital visit.
Accompanied by reporters, local officials and Sikh elders, the Chief Minister bent down, scooped water right out of the Kali Bein rivulet and downed it to show everyone that it was safe to drink. The crowd cheered and applauded, but they probably had no idea how dirty and polluted the river actually was.
Later that day, the Deputy Commissioner told reporters that sewage water from many towns and villages on the banks of Kali Bein flows into it. He also said that he wasn’t there to advise the Chief Minister against drinking that water.
By Tuesday, it was being reported the the Chief Minister had to be airlifted to a hospital after he started experiencing severe stomach pain. His people denied that his admission to the hospital had anything to do with his stupid stunt. They claimed it was just a routine checkup. However, several news outlets citing hospital sources claimed that he was still being treated for a stomach infection on Thursday.
Kali Bein is a holy river to the Sikh, because it is believed that the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, bathed in it and achieved enlightenment.
Link: Oddity Central