The powerful cyclonic storm, which formed after the monsoon season, previously led to the issuance of significant alerts along the Maharashtra coast, including Mumbai.

During a portion of the event where another leader was reading out the program details, Kumar remained seated with his hands folded in a posture of deference or deep concentration for nearly a minute, occasionally moving his hands slightly and glancing sideways. Watch viral video here,

Police registered an FIR against the doctor, paediatrician Dr Praveen Soni, who had prescribed the contaminated cough syrup linked to the fatalities.