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Indian Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday admitted to Delhi hospital after he drank water from a holy rivulet called “Kali Bein” in Punjab.
A video of him drinking water from the rivulet triggered speculation of a stomach infection. In the video, tweeted by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Sunday, the chief minister could be seen scooping up a glass of water from “Kali Bein” and gulping it down amid cheers from supporters, NDTV reports.
However, AAP leaders have denied Mann had any infection. They say he went to the hospital for a routine check-up and was discharged on Wednesday.
Renowned environmentalist and Rajya Sabha MP Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal had invited the Chief Minister to participate in the 22nd anniversary of the cleaning of the rivulet “Kali Bein” and had offered him a glass of the rivulet water in Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab.
Mann drank the water, which is usually polluted with sewage waste from neighbouring towns and villages, without hesitation.
Days later, he was admitted to Delhi's Apollo Hospital.
In the video tweeted by AAP's Punjab unit, the text read, "CM @BhagwantMann while drinking holy water at Sultanpur Lodhi, the land touched by Guru Nanak Sahib's feet. Rajya Sabha member Sant Sicheval ji has taken up the task of cleaning the holy place."
