Modi and his handling of COVID crisis in India, the

now former CM made another faux pas when he

said America, instead of Britain, had ruled India. To
emphasise on the fact that India, with its huge
population was faring far better than a super
power like America, Rawat said, "As opposed to
other countries, India is doing better in terms of
handling #COVID19 crisis. America, who enslaved
us for 200 years and ruled the world, is struggling
in current times."

Handling of the Kumbh Mela

Tirath Singh Rawat’s handling of the Kumbh Mela,

wherein thousands of devotees gathered at the
ghats of Ganges in Haridwar, at a time when COVID
was peaking in the country, was widely criticized.
Rawat said that the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar
should not be compared with the Nizamuddin
Markaz which was held in a closed space and
attended even by foreigners. "There should be no
comparison between Kumbh and Markaz. The
Markaz was held in a closed space, in a Kothi like
structure whereas the Kumbh is being held in the
open on the sprawling ghats of the Ganga,"
 Rawat

said on a weekly talk show organised by theLIVE TV

Hindustan Times. The chief minister was replying
to a question as to why the two religious events
should not be equated (Nizamuddin Markaz and