‘₹1 lakh reward if you can prove body got magnetic powers after taking COVID-19 vaccine’
The Hindu
The announcement was made by Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
Condemning claims about vaccination against COVID-19 creating magnetic powers in the human body, the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA) has said that objects stick to one's body due to moisture content on the skin. The FIRA has announced a prize money of ₹1 lakh to those who will demonstrate such powers. In a joint statement issued in Mangaluru, FIRA President Narendra Nayak and General Secretary Sudesh Ghoderao said there is no way magnetism can be induced in the human body by a vaccine. "The moisture on the skin causes objects to stick owing to surface tension, and this is being claimed as magnetism,” Mr. Nayak said. The statement follows a claim by a Udupi resident that his body got magnetic powers after taking vaccine against COVID-19. A video clip showing spoons and coins sticking to his body had gone viral on social media.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.