President Alvi’s son under fire for politicizing COVID-19, spewing hate

Netizens have been calling out President Alvi’s son, Awab Alvi, for politicizing COVID-19 and spewing hate.

Awab took to Twitter and urged people to use the word “Indian Variant” instead of “Delta Variant.”

He tweeted, “Can we as Pakistanis stop using the word ‘Delta Variant’ and call it the ‘Indian Variant.’ It was the predominant variant that started in India. Slowly and steadily, the Indian lobby globally wants to avoid a negative narrative. So let’s call them out on this.”

Can we as Pakistanis stop using the word “Delta Variant” and call it the “Indian Variant” — it was & is predominant the variant which started in India

Slowly & steadily the Indian lobby globally want to avoid negative narrative

Let’s call them out on this #IndianVariant

— Awab Alvi (@DrAwab) July 9, 2021

Alvi did a follow-up Tweet in which he asked people what they would support calling the new variant? He presented two options: “Indian Variant” and “Delta Variant.”

Just a follow-up to the above tweet

As Pakistanis countering the narrative being built by the international lobby, to suppress the usage of “India Variant”

as Pakistanis what would you support calling the new variant

— Awab Alvi (@DrAwab) July 9, 2021

As a result of the poll, more than 60% of the votes favored calling the variant Delta.

Public response

It’s an effort to not politicise science. And to not weaponise a viral strain against an ethnicity.

Also, sorry your attempt to spew hatred failed with majority sticking to delta.

I hope TB and polio strains in Pakistan are never politicised the same way.

Cheap gains.

— Maheen (@Maheen23697624) July 9, 2021

Can we call Alvi an Indian Alvi as “Habib-ur-Rehman Elahi Alvi, was a dentist in British India who migrated to Karachi after the establishment of Pakistan”

— Have No Name (@chickbazar) July 9, 2021

Poor tweet Awab. Lets not politicize a pandemic. You can always correct yourself.

— Imaad (@ImaadUDin) July 9, 2021

I would want to see your face when polio gets renamed as pakistan virus 🦠.

— Ali kazmi (@Aahhliii) July 9, 2021

As a #Pakistani, I call this variant the #DeltaVariant without hesitation.
Shame on you, such a highly educated man for stooping so low. But then, my father, just a fourth grader, once said: degrees don’t provide you the Commonsense.
Enough of hatred and bigotry from both sides.

— Ocean. L’Océan.۔ بحر۔ سمندر (@zukham) July 9, 2021

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