Recite Hanuman Chalisa 5 times a day to cure coronavirus, says BJP MP Pragya Thakur

While scientists across the world are working tirelessly to find a vaccine to cure Covid-19, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur has appealed to people to recite the Hanuman Chalisa five times a day till August 5 to eradicate the novel coronavirus.

Notably, 'Bhoomi Poojan' or the grounding breaking ceremony for the construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya will take place on August 5.

"Let us all of us together make a spiritual effort to wish people good health and end the coronavirus epidemic. Recite 'Hanuman Chalisa' five times a day at your home from July 25 to August 5," the Bhopal MP said in a tweet on Saturday.

"Conclude this ritual by lighting lamps on August 5 and offering 'aarti' to Lord Ram at home," she added.

"Though the lockdown will be over on August 4, this ritual (recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa, a hymn in praise of Lord Hanuman) will end on August 5, when 'bhoomi poojan' for Ram temple in Ayodhya will be performed. We will celebrate that day like Diwali," said the BJP MP.

"When people… Hindus from across the country recite the 'Hanuman Chalisa' in one voice, it will definitely work and we will be free from coronavirus…This is your prayer to Lord Ram," she added.

Thakur also shared a video on Twitter wherein she said that BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is trying to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state by imposing lockdown in Bhopal till August 4.

Madhya Pradesh has reported 26,926 cases of coronavirus. While 18,488 have recovered, 799 have lost their lives to the covid-19.

On Sunday morning, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tested positive for the virus.