Maha minister Rajesh Tope refuses to comment on Sanjay Raut row

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope avoided commenting on the controversy surrounding Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s comments on doctors, compounders and WHO. 

Recently in an interview, on a Marathi Television News Channel. He said, 'Doctors do not know anything.' 'Compounders are better.' 'I always take medicine from a compounder, never from a doctor.' 'WHO is a useless organization, because of WHO the coronavirus pandemic came".

Tope, when asked for his comments, only said on Tuesday, “I will not speak on the issue.”

However Sanjay Raut has given clarification on the whole issue saying, anyone, including me, can never insult doctors and others in the medical fraternity especially after their contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said that his statements were being unnecessarily politicised by some.

"Some people are trying to play politics over it. I have not insulted anybody, and I especially cannot insult the doctors. The doctors, nurses, ward boys have contributed a lot during this COVID phase. I had spoken about the WHO, many others too had said the same," Raut told reporters here.

"Had WHO done its job correctly the COVID pandemic would not have spread around the globe," he added.