Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis faces flak as 22-year-old nephew gets vaccinated

Maharashtras Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis came under severe fire on Tuesday after it emerged that his 22yearold nephew managed to get a Covid vaccine jab allegedly violating the Centres normsThe issue came to light when Tanmay Fadnavis posted a smiling image of his on social media while getting vaccinated though he is stated to be far below the permitted eligible age by the CentreWhile admitting that Tanmay is his relative Fadnavis claimed that he was not aware how he Tanmay managed to get the vaccine jab at the National Cancer Institute in NagpurMy wife and daughter have also not received the vaccine yet because they dont qualify for it I am of the firm opinion that everybody must follow the rules Fadnavis said ina a brief statementHis wife Amruta a banker and activist also frowned at the development and tweeted Priority for any service should be on the basis of decorum or prevalent policy No one is above rules and law The law can take its course and we stand for justice always We are with you on this issue pls take action which will stop future queue breaking occurrencesTanmay is the grandson of senior BJP MLC and exminister Shobha Fadnavis and son of Abhijit Fadnavis the cousin of Devendra Fadnavis a former Chief Minister of the stateThe ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA partners slammed the BJP and Fadnavis over the development since the Centre has permitted only people above 45 years of age to get the jab while those above 18 shall be allowed from May 1Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson Clyde Crasto reminded Fadnavis of the proverb People living in glass houses shouldnt throw stonesThe Central government has put the condition that only people over 45 years can be vaccinated currently Then how can Fadnavis nephew who is only 22 can get the vaccine The lives of BJP leaders and families are important Are the common people insects Isnt their lives worth anything the Maharashtra Congress said in a tweetTanmay Fadnavis did break the queue and get both his jabs His grandmother Shobhatai Fadnavis also a BJP leader dynasty asks if it is a sin to get the vaccine What a family of rule breakers tweeted Shiv Sena MP Priyanka ChaturvediThough Tanmay removed his social media video soon after an uproar erupted his uncle Devendra Fadnavis is being slammed with many demanding to know how the youngster got the jab who cleared it when even the eligible people are deprived of the vaccineSince the past couple of weeks the Maharashtra government had repeatedly urged the Centre to increase its share of vaccine quota considering the huge number of Covid cases and fatalities in the state which are the highest in the countryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever