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Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hassan mourns death of Manmohan Singh while he is still alive, blames fake news on social media

Following the criticism, Hafizul Hassan issued an apology and blamed fake news on social media for the goof up.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been diagnosed with Dengue at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday. According to reports, Manmohan Singh was hospitalized on Wednesday evening after he complained of fever and weakness. An official at AIIMS said on Saturday that his condition is improving and that he is out of danger. However, Hafizul Hassan, a minister in the Jharkhand government, was seen mourning the death of the former Prime Minister.

In the video posted by APN News Hindi, Hassan was making a speech in which he was paying tribute to Manmohan Singh even when he was alive.

Hafizul Hassan is a MLA from Madhupur, Jharkhand and belongs to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party. The speech was reportedly made at a program held at Madhupur. Hassan appeared visibly depressed while paying the tribute as he said, ‘…There is one more bad news. India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has passed away today who played a hand in the 50% of the progress we see in this country.’

Hassan also took the opportunity to criticize the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying, ‘…Prime Minister Modi Ji sent our country 50 years backwards while Manmohan Singh took it 50 years forward in the past. That person has died today.’

The video went viral on social media and triggered widespread criticisms.

BJP state president of Jharkhand, Deepak Prakash tweeted, “On the one hand, while the whole country is wishing for the speedy recovery of former Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh ji, according to the hospital management, his health is also improving, on the other hand, a minister of the Congress coalition government of Jharkhand is expressing grief over his death. Unfortunate!”

Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das also criticized Hafizul Hassan. He said, “This is the minister of Hemant’s government @hafizulhasan001. He made former Prime Minister Manmohan ji a Swargvasi just for some applause and to oppose Modi. On one hand, the Government of India is providing him better treatment, on the other hand, the ministers of Jharkhand are paying Shraddhanjali to him.”

Following the criticism, Hafizul Hassan issued an apology and blamed fake news on social media for the goof up.

Manmohan Singh is 89 years of age. His health is said to be improving gradually.

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