Shillong: East Khasi Hills’ top administrator, Deputy Commissioner Isawanda Laloo was only doing her job to ensure people are safe from COVID-19 by urging citizens to get vaccinated. But being on the receiving end of vulgar and sexist comments from Meghalaya’s anti-vaxxers was not part of that job.
A screenshot message that has been circulated widely through WhatsApp across Meghalaya has a picture of Laloo with the headline ‘No vaccination, no reopening of shops.’ A comment on the post by one Donlad Shylla, when roughly translated to English, reads: “DC we will not take the vaccine even if you offer us your va***a.”
The message under circulation has infuriated people across Meghalaya, including chief minister Conrad Sangma and senior journalist Patricia Mukhim.
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