Hi everyone.

I think I am as numb and at a loss of words as all of you. The grief, the frustration, the helplessness, and the utter disbelief is a shared emotion. Hence, I'm going to keep this short and simple. 

'Despite the 1800% increase in Uttarakhand's active COVID-19 cases in the period coinciding with the Kumbh Mela, the state government has given the green signal to hold the annual Char Dham yatra from May 14' (The Wire, India). The pilgrimage has been allowed to four shrines despite the catastrophic repercussions of the Kumbh Mela. 'On March 31st, the state had merely 1,863 active cases which shot up to 43,032 active cases by April 27th (The Wire, India)'. 

WE MUST STOP THE CHAR DHAM YATRA, 2021. For the people of our country. This yatra can be postponed or merely held next year. 

I need your full support. The nation and our people need your full support.