Rajasthan: Padma Shri awardee makes pitch for jabs

JAIPUR: At a time when people in rural areas are still apprehensive about Covid vaccination, Padma Shri folk singer Ustaad Anwar Khan Manganiar is trying to make people get inoculated in western Rajasthan. He has been very vocal through social media platforms and have been urging everyone he meets to get vaccinated.
On Monday, after getting his second dose, he posted his picture on Facebook and appealed to people to get vaccinated.
“If doctors and scientists of this country have made something to save us, we should believe in that. I took my second dose on Monday and posted my picture on Facebook with the help of my son Roshan Khan. I have appealed to people to get their slots booked and get vaccinated,” said the 61-year-old singer over phone from Barmer.
Hailing from Baiya village of Jaisalmer, Khan has been living at Indira Nagar situated house in Barmer town with his family including grandsons. “Whoever comes and meets me or calls me over phone, I just ask about vaccination. It is a must for all and no one should avoid it,” he added.
Khan added that after getting first dose, he had mild fever and bodyache but that is something associated with the vaccine. “Ab doosri bhi lagayee li, mask lagaon aur haath dhoun hamesha (I have got my second jab and always wear mask and wash hands),” Khan said.