Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal claims papad to provide immunity in fighting COVID-19

In a fight against the deadly virus which is taking a heavy toll on the world and is forcing us to adapt and blend in with the new normal, various countries are working hard to find a cure for the deadly Noval Coronavirus.
Even though India is on the list of countries that are finding a vaccine for the virus but Indians have their own theory of fighting with the virus. From developing a drug which first claims to be the vaccine of COVID-19 to an anti corona fabric cloths, we have had an innovative way of presenting and marketing the products.
Recently Arjun Ram Meghwal Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises released a video where he was seen promoting a papad brand ‘Bhabiji Papad’ claiming to help in boosting the immune system and building antibodies against COVID-19.
“Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat, Bhabhiji brand has come out with papad which helps in developing antibodies, which will go into our bodies and help in the fight against corona. Best wishes to the brand,” the minister said.
The papad claims it has healthy ingredients like turmeric, black pepper, black cumin, tulsi leaves, hing (asafoetida), moong dal, urad dal, salt, and other spices.
While the video was released by the minister’s official twitter handle but was circulating on the social media, Meghwal released a video on his twitter handle speaking about papads, bhujiya (snacks) and rasagulla from his parliamentary constituency Bikaner in Rajasthan.
He said how these snacks are popular and he urged people to support only local products, as part of the “vocal for local” initiative. He also tagged news reports and tweets of party leaders promoting #VocalForLocal in other states and the GeM_India portal to promote local products from across the country by their manufacturers.
Soon after the video went viral #papad began trending on twitter and had various reactions and criticizing the Union Minister for claiming such things, while some pointed out the ayurvedic properties of some of the ingredients in the product to boost immunity.