An Indian wanted to end the worldwide corona pandemic with an absurd ritual: he cut off a part of his body to sacrifice it to the Hindu gods.
- In India , a man wanted to end the corona pandemic .
- For this he chose a peculiar ritual .
- He cut a body part off to it's sacrificing gods .
India - Globally, respected scientists are intensely researching a drug and vaccine to stop the global corona pandemic.
A young Indian now wanted to forestall this and put an end to the spread of the virus with a strange ritual. Vivek Sharma cut the tongue off to them his Hindu god to sacrifice.
Corona breakdown: Indian wants to stop virus - and cuts his own tongue
The 24-year-old, devout Hindu wanted to free the world from the pandemic on his own. Because currently over 2.5 million confirmed Covid-19 infections have been reported worldwide - and the trend is still increasing. India has been affected by the corona pandemic with over 20,000 Covid-19 infections so far.
As the British news site Daily Star reported, Vivek Sharma cut off his tongue by hand. He wanted to present these to his revered Hindu deity Kali Mata in order to appease them . In his religion, the corona pandemic is seen as the punishment of the gods . However, it was only because of his attentive work colleagues that he survived his independent amputation.
Corona glitch: Indian cuts off tongue and is found covered in blood
The young stonemason , who lives in Madhya Pradesh, India, was missing by his colleagues when he stopped coming to work after the break. This was the only reason why he could be found after his rabid action. The police discovered him in a Hindu temple. There he was reportedly passed out and covered in blood in front of an altar on the floor - he was still holding his tongue out in his hand .
Man, 24, cuts off own tongue and 'offers it to deity in bid to halt coronavirus spread'https: //t.co/Yl7bgPiqxO
- Daily Star (@dailystar) April 20, 2020The young Indian was - in good time thanks to Hindu - saved in time, so that it was possible for doctors to sew on his separated organ of taste again. One can only hope that instead of bizarre victim rituals, the strict believer will now consider the usual protective measures to contain the pandemic *. With “Social Distancing”, the fight against Corona is certainly more helpful for everyone than with self-severed tongues.
* tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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