Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter and said Harsh Vardhan has been made a scapegoat for "monumental failures at the highest level -- nowhere else". The Covid-19 pandemic was the biggest challenge for Dr Harsh Vardhan as the health minister. The United Kingdom too saw its health minister resigning after being embroiled in a controversy where he flouted social distancing norms. In his second stint as the health minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, who is an ENT surgeon, also became a member of the World Health Organization executive board. The pandemic brought Dr Harsh Vardhan to prominence as he was at the frontline shielding the government's Covid-19 management and Covid-19 vaccination policy.

Source: Hindustan Times July 07, 2021 11:12 UTC