A message triggered on Whatsapp causing headache to hospital staff in Surat
September 22, 2014
Surat, 22 September 2014
A message with photograph triggered by someone on Whatapp and other social media platforms is causing headache to the staff of Surat’s new civil hospital.
For last some days, on an average daily 200-300 visitors come to the new Civil hospital in Surat to inquire about ward number of an infant baby who looks like Lord Ganesha.
A rumor on birth of a Ganesha like child in this hospital is spreading mainly through Whatsapp. The message claims that a woman from Pandesara area of city has given birth to a child who looks like Ganpati. The Whatsapp message features a photograph of “this baby”. The photograph has been actually taken during Ganesh Utsav in Chautapul area of city where a Ganesh murti featuring a child was worshiped. Wider and wider spread of this photo and message is pushing more and more visitors to new civil hospital everyday. Curious visitors inquiring about ward number of Ganesha-lookalike child are causing headache to security persons.
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