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‘Covid the new dogmatic religious cult…’: Anil Ambani’s son Jai Anmol calls out ‘scamdemic’

Jai Anmol Ambani's Twitter timeline shows multiple retweets of anti-vaccine, anti-masking posts. The 29-year-old also shared a post that called the Covid pandemic a 'global coup'.

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New Delhi: Anil and Tina Ambani’s older son Jai Anmol seems to be having something of an ‘Alia Bhatt moment’.

The 29-year-old director of Reliance Capital, who has on multiple occasions been described as ‘a media shy billionaire’, seems to have abandoned his reticence and taken to Twitter to voice his opinions on masks, Covid vaccine and the disease in general.

The Warwick University graduate, with just over 27,000 followers on Twitter, made headlines Wednesday after his tweets slamming the Maharashtra government’s lockdown went viral.

“Professional ‘actors’ can continue shooting their films. Professional ‘cricketers’ can play their sport late into the night. Professional ‘politicians’ can continue their rallies with masses of people. But YOUR business or work is not ESSENTIAL. Still don’t get it?” he wrote.

The younger Ambani also called the government’s initiative “a sinister plan”, which has nothing to do with the welfare of the people and used the hashtag ‘scamdemic’.


Also read: Can’t change positivity norms — ICMR rejects Maharashtra plea to revise Covid test criteria


Lockdown realities

Jai Anmol Ambani does have a point questioning the lockdown when Indian medical experts on several occasions have questioned the lockdown and deemed it to be detrimental to the well being of the country’s already poor performing economy.

A study conducted by Indian researchers also said that ramping up Covid-19 testing is more beneficial and much more economically feasible than imposing lockdowns to tackle the pandemic.

But Ambani hasn’t stopped there. He also gave a ringing endorsement to anti-masking and boasted of his stance as an anti-vaxxer (people who disapprove of the use of vaccinations).

On his Twitter timeline are retweets of videos of comedian and self-confessed former drug addict Russel Brand, sporting a rudraksha mala, talking about how the treatment of Covid is “possibly a collaboration between government and pharma companies that benefit the both from a legal and administrative perspective”.

Another retweet is from American economic writer Jeffery Tucker, who was previously embroiled in a controversy for writing a racist magazine which characterised African Americans as crime-prone “animals”.

In his tweet Tucker called those favouring lockdowns humans “dancing to the devil”.


Also read: 1 in 3 Covid patients who recovered have neurological, mental health disorders: Study in Lancet


Billionaire unmasked

Ambani propagated his anti-vaccine views by retweeting sports psychologist and author Garret Kramer. Kramer has in multiple tweets questioned the Covid-19 vaccine and called people going for it “herd for slaughter”.

“Masks are a compliance test. Vaccines are an IQ test. Do your own research. Come to your own conclusions. Don’t just blindly follow the crowd. Take your health and life in your own hands. No ones coming to save us except ourselves,” Jai tweeted on 7 March.

As a new Covid wave in the country sees the number of daily cases cross 1 lakh – the highest in the world currently – and governments and doctors promote wearing masks following social distancing norms, this public icon, relying on conspiracy theories and propagating them, is simply a step in the wrong direction.

This report has been updated to accurately quote Jai Anmol Ambani in the headline. The error is regretted.    

(Edited by Poulomi Banerjee)


Also read: Now, warning from RBI Governor Das: Covid surge, lockdowns can hit demand, delay normalcy


 

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112 COMMENTS

  1. Everyone has the right to speak , and Anmol is no exception , what he is saying is right from the word go, no doubt the corona virus is very much there but the hype is a conspiracy and a great scam of all times, there are plan A, plan B, plan C and more, no surprise all are working simultaneously at some part or the other on this planet earth and the epicenter of the conspiracy and the conspirators is ‘SATANIC STATE OF ?? ISRAEL’.
    It’s a part of the strategy of
    ‘NEW WORLD ORDER’ .
    People are now trolling and abusing Anmol for his view but the day is not far away when they will see the involvement of not all but majority of world politicians and head of the states hand in gloves with coterie of the zionist regime not by choice but to obey their dirty Masters and ours are the worst of the lot to lick ditto dog anytime.
    It’s a chain of strategies one after the other, after complete dominance of virus next comes vaccine and all are having side effects or some sort of allergies so it’s a trail and testing time directly on human beings.
    In India ?? while politicians , celebrities and rich people (some of them are just numbers to support the government) are enjoying hospital treatment on government account or connections with Hospital owners or trusties, majority of poor people admitted to hospitals(Government or Private) are dying even when they are admitted for treatment of some disease other than Covid , with their vital body parts missing.
    It’s like chess board game whoever gets a chance to throw the opponent out, here in hospitals exploitation is rampant at all levels and at the end of the day you are helpless with dead body of your loved one, leave aside lose of time, money, and mental torture.
    On the surface it seems perfect but it’s all planned and need vision and knowledge of zionist wickedness.
    Person like Bill Gates talking about vaccine, how? It’s not his subject but in the guise of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation he is playing his role as strategic partner.
    To name few starting
    Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Rothschild, President Bush(Father @Son Duo), Rockefeller and many Hollywood celebrities are members (Free Masons) of secret society illuminati ‘The House of ?Devil’.
    Just to have cross check go to Google and check ‘ILLUMINATI’.

    • “Person like Bill Gates talking about vaccine”…. seriously??!! His foundation has been contributing to combating AIDS for the past 2 decades…so you’ll question his philanthropy behind AIDS too ??! ..saying he conspired the invention of the virus ?
      I am not surprised you are quoting Israel as the kingpin in this whole sad story that the world is suffering from right now given the religious color that you and that Ambani guy have taken fancy for ! Please wake up to the reality, my friend.

  2. I don’t know what kind of mileage does Jai Anmol try to get out of this. I would seriously question the authenticity of The Print to give value to this pov.
    I witnessed a 30 year old Covid patient with a 37% spo2 last night. If that all a scam…. you must be kidding.

    It’s time that Jai you matter to what is important.

  3. Thanks Mr jai for saving many investors by your foolish and irresponsible remark on covid.
    Now people would think many times before putting any money in your company.

  4. Foolish son of foolish father. After ruining lakhs of investors ,Now through his foolish advice he wants to play with the lives of many Indians .many of my relatives and friends died because of covid . I want to ask Mr jai whether my relatives committed suicide ? Who is responsible for their death ? Are you a doctor? Under what capacity you are spreading such lies at this critical time? You should be booked for spreading such useless information.
    Simply like your father’s group of companies your advice too is redundant.. It shows the health of your mind. In future I would never invest in your company. Thanks for saving lakhs of future investors by showing your foolishness well in advance.

  5. Everyone has the right to speak , and Anmol is no exception , what he is saying is right from the word go, no doubt the corona virus is very much there but the hype is a conspiracy and a great scam of all times, there are plan A, plan B, plan C and more, no surprise all are working simultaneously at some part or the other on this planet earth and the epicenter of the conspiracy and the conspirators is ‘SATANIC STATE OF ?? ISRAEL’.
    It’s a part of the strategy of
    ‘NEW WORLD ORDER’ .
    People are now trolling and abusing Anmol for his view but the day is not far away when they will see the involvement of not all but majority of world politicians and head of the states hand in gloves with coterie of the zionist regime not by choice but to obey their dirty Masters and ours are the worst of the lot to lick ditto dog anytime.

  6. When so many deaths in single day,Mr Ambani thinks it is a scam. Thanks to his intelligence .shame on him.thats disgusting

  7. When so many deaths in a single day,Mr Ambani thinks it is a scam. Thanks to his intelligence .shame on him.thats disgusting

  8. More of a “grapes are sour story” …..he would have been laughing all the way to a bank if his dad would have had a online business in this pandemic. Sorry Sonny you missed the bus …

  9. The actual point is, he does have a point.
    Anyone who is logical enough to think about the all this propaganda and fear inciting by media and can analyse the situation knows that vivid is just an overhyped cough and cold.

    • I lost someone very close to me today because of lung failure due to covid. Said person was 29 and did not have any comorbidities. So shove your opinion up your arse about it being an over hyped cough and cold.

  10. Dear Jai Anmol, don’t really know about the truth pandemic or scandemic as u call. But surely I know about GBS condition, for which reliance imports immunoglobulin injections which alone is the cure for GBS. Have u ever bothered to check the MRP and the Dealers price of the same pls?? If not I suggest you do that as we had a situation in the family and the price truth was shocking. Infact SCARY. So please I suggest do some soul searching before preaching

  11. These tweets need not be seen a messiah s message. But they give a different perspective as the lockdowns have heavyly impacted our small localised businesses and education. Everyone is forced to depend on the Internet for anything and everything. A slow drift towards a new pattern seems emerging. This has its positives and negatives and we should adopt ourselves accordingly. One thing we all must note is that the resources are fast shrinking whereas the humans are multiplying at a much faster pace alongside with ever increasing consumerism.

    • This shows how business minded you are!
      People dying without oxygen supply and your are bothering about your business.Remember you can do business and politics only if people are alive.First consider human life and then your wealth and progress.

  12. Read most of comments .
    Do any one know Project Covid 19 was launched in 2008 by worlds biggest & richest vaccine dealer who also happen to be Chairman Emeritous of Worlds second largest Software Giant next only to ABC .

    Fast Forwarding 2015 Project Covid and Project Vaccination are first stage . Next Stage vaccination with Gene mutation and Last Stage Vaccination with nano chips . These are Projects of West and US Elite owned companies , Top Political Leaders to gather Genome Data of Humans all over Planet Earth .

    Unless Covid like virus exists this 15 Year Project Execution starting 2020 wont yield results – Death of approx 2 billion humans in next 30 years . As the Pace of Death surpass Birth Earth Population Explosion will get limited or become constant 6-7 billion till 2050 and then drastically reduce to 4 billion by 2075 and 3 billion by 2100 . This is the main objective .

    There are Worlds Top Level Elites Political & Corporates Involved .

    Project Fast Paced with Funding by USGOV to WUHAN IV for this Project … China Chosen as a Launch Pad as Authoritarian , Communist , with Opaque Admin can be Blamed Easily once Virus is Leaked .

    This is a Synthetic Virus and Chinese CP only got hold of this synthetic virus and it did get leaked knowingly or unknowingly . Any Synthetic Virus is a Weapon Grade Virus . This was so novel , light with great reproducibility that just leak was enough .

    CCP does know of Project Covid 2008, 2012 , 2015 Wuhan IV project , but does not know how how it will Impact Main Land in Massive Way as years Progress .

    Most of the Top Independent Medical Experts and Independent Medical
    Associations of West have published It due to which Unrest after Unrest Engulfing West Now . It will all stop .

    Virus 2 Vaccine 2

    Virus 3 Vaccine 3 ………… cont’d till 2035

    It will all continue till Genome sequencing of all Humans complete and Data Recvd by West & US .

    CPC has temporarily solved Covid 19 problems but how long as there are many hundreds of thousands of variants ….

    Dont worry it will remain with us and soon we will have Covid Passport …. roy r

  13. Oh foolish person (Madhu menon). I am a common man(malayali) living in a village in tamilnadu border. I know the situation of both states kerala and tamilnadu very well. Kerala peoples are timid. They are affected badly by covid simply because they have fear in their mind. But we peoples who are living in villages in tamilnadu have time to care about corona and we are living joyfully without wearing mask or taking any necessary precautions.
    Dear friend, go back to vedas and upanishads.
    Our ancestors knows very well to handle these simple diseases.
    DO MEDITATION AND YOGA
    NO VIRUS WILL AFFECT YOU.

    THANK YOU

  14. Alia bhat eh ?
    He speaks his mind, a young guy who has a lot to loose being who and where he is, is so much more than you sold out journalists can ever be.
    I am indeed impressed with his spirit, it’s perfectly fine to have strong opinions and voice them, just don’t care about sold out maggots .. keep going dude

  15. There’s a saying in Hindi ‘लानत है ऐसी पढ़ाई-लिखाई और डिग्रियों को.’

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